Flange Shaft Oil Seal (Right-Side), Replacing

Flange shaft oil seal (right-side), replacing - 6 Spd. Manual Transmission 02X All Wheel Drive





Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

^ Needle bearing drift VW295
^ Driver 2062
^ Puller T10037
^ Drip tray V.A.G1306
^ Torque wrench V.A.G1331
^ Torque wrench V.A.G1332
^ Sealing grease G 052 128 A1

Removing

^ With transmission is installed

Observe the 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 new oil seal for flange shaft using driver 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 G052128A1.





Note:
^ 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.
- Knock flange shaft in using needle bearing drift VW295.
- Install drive axle.
- Bolt on heat shield for drive axle (right-side).
- Fill transmission with oil and check oil level.
- Install sound insulation.

Tightening torque