Front Final Drive Cover, Transmission Removed

Front Final Drive Cover, Transmission Removed

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Old oil collecting and extracting device (VAG 1782 )

• Puller (T10037)

• Drift (VW 295)

Removing

• Front final drive cover, removing and installing on installed transmission. Refer to => [ End Cover, With Transmission Installed ] End Cover, With Transmission Installed.

• Observe general repair information. Refer to => [ General Repair Information ] General Repair Information.

• Rules of cleanliness for working on transmissions. Refer to => [ Clean Working Conditions ] Clean Working Conditions.

• Transmission removed and secured to assembly stand. Refer to => [ Securing Transmission to Assembly Stand ] Securing Transmission to Assembly Stand.

- Place the old oil collecting and extracting device (V.A.G 1782) beneath the transmission.





- Tightly thread lower support of puller (T10037 ) on the front differential cover - arrow -.

• 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 -.

• 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. Refer to => [ Left Flange Shaft Seal ] Left Flange Shaft Seal.

- Install left flange shaft. Refer to => [ Left Flange Shaft ] Left Flange Shaft.

- Fill axle oil and check level in front final drive. Refer to => [ Front Final Drive Gear Oil, Checking ] .

CAUTION!
The Multitronic 01J 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.

Tightening Specifications