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Right Flange Shaft Oil Seal






Right Flange Shaft Oil Seal

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Drift (VW 295)

• Drift (2062)

• Puller (T10037)

• Drip tray (VAG 1306)

• Torque wrench (VAG 1331)

• Torque wrench (VAG 1332)

• Sealing grease (G 052 128 A1)

Removing

• Transmission is installed

Observe general repair instructions.

- Loosen bolt for right side drive axle/wheel hub.

- Remove right front wheel.

- Loosen bolts/quick release fasteners - 1 - and - 2 - and remove front sound insulation - A -.





- If installed, loosen quick release fasteners - 3 - and remove rear sound insulation - B -.

- If installed, remove sound insulation - arrows - in wheel housing (right side).





- Remove heat shield - arrows - for drive axle (right side).





- Remove drive axle (right side).

- Place drip tray (V.A.G 1306) underneath.





- Remove flange shaft (right side); by securing puller (T10037) to transmission housing - arrow -.

- Pry out flange shaft oil seal - arrow - using an assembly lever.





Installing





- Lightly oil outer circumference of new oil seal.

- Drive in new flange shaft oil seal using fitting drift (2062); keep seal straight when installing.

• Insertion depth: 5.50 ± 0.15 mm below top of cover.

- Pack space between sealing lip and dust lip half-full with sealing grease (G 052 128 A1).

• Inspect polygon bearings for visible damage - 2 -.





• If the polygon bearings - 2 - do not run smoothly with the flange shaft removed, this does not necessarily indicate that the bearings are faulty. A test for noisy bearings can only be performed with the bearings installed.

• The polygon bearings can only be replaced together with the flange shaft.

• Always replace circlip for flange shaft - 5 -.

- Clamp flange shaft in vise, using jaw protectors. Use new circlip - A - to press old circlip out of groove in flange shaft.





- Drive flange shaft in with drift (VW 295 ).

- Install drive axle.

- Bolt on heat shield for drive axle (right side).

- Fill transmission with oil and check oil level. Refer to => [ Transmission Oil Level Checking ] 01X Transmission.

- Install sound insulation.

Tightening Specifications




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