Front Final Drive Cover (On Removed Transmission), Removing and Installing

Front final drive cover (on removed transmission), removing and installing - 01J, Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)





Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
^ Old oil collecting and extracting device V.A.G 1782
^ Puller T10037
^ Drift VW 295

Removing

Note:
^ Refer to Front final drive cover, removing and installing on installed transmission.
^ Observe general repair notes.
^ Refer to Rules of cleanliness for working on automatic transmissions.

^ Transmission removed and secured to assembly stand refer to Transmission, attaching to assembly stand.





- Place old oil collecting and extracting device V.A.G 1782 beneath transmission.
- Tightly thread lower support of puller T10037 on front differential cover -arrow-.

Note:
^ To avoid damage to the needle bearings (polygon bearings) or differential during removal, the flange shaft must be removed evenly, parallel and without one sided pressure

- Remove left flange shaft with Puller T10037.
- Clamp flange shaft in vise, using jaw protectors.

Flange shaft circlip must always be replaced.





- Press circlip with new circlip -A- out of flanged shaft groove.

CAUTION!
Before removing front final drive cover, ensure that right flange shaft is installed. Otherwise differential can fall out of transmission housing.





- Tighten bolts on front final drive cover - 11 to 1 - in sequence.

CAUTION!
^ Slowly and carefully remove front final driver cover from transmission housing. Otherwise differential can fall out of transmission.
^ A differential that has fallen out can no longer be installed. If differential falls out, transmission must be replaced.
^ Ensure that the differential bearing race and adjustment shims do not fall out of the transmission housing and front final drive cover.
^ Bearing rings and adjustment shims that have fallen out cannot be relocated with workshop equipment.





- Secure differential -arrow- against falling out.

Installing





- Ensure that magnet under plastic cover in front final drive cover is installed.





- Replace O-ring -1- in front final drive cover.
- Check cover for secure seating -2-.





- Check differential -arrow- for correct seating in transmission.





- Position front final drive cover on transmission housing.
- Replace all bolts on front final drive cover.
- If present, install shield -B- between final drive cover and bolt -1-.

Note:
^ The shield -B- should protect the bleeder hole -arrow A- from dirt and water.





Tightening sequence:

CAUTION!
^ The 3 bolts with spacer washers are inserted in the places marked with the -arrows-.
^ Use original bolts.

- Tighten bolts on front final drive cover in 2 stages in sequence shown as follows:
- Stage: Hand-tighten bolts in - 1 to 11 - sequence.
- Stage: Tighten bolts in - 1 to 11 - sequence in several stages to tightening torque.
- Check left flange shaft seal, replace if necessary.
- Install left flange shaft.
- Fill axle oil and check level in front final drive.

CAUTION!
The Multitronic 01J or 0AN transmission requires a different axle oil than shift automatics. Only axle oil for Multitronic which can be obtained as a replacement part must be used in front final drive.

Torque Specification: