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Torsen Housing, Disassembling and Assembling



Torsen housing, disassembling and assembling - 6 Spd. Manual Transmission 02X All Wheel Drive





Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

^ Thrust plate VW401
^ Thrust plate VW402
^ Punch VW408A
^ Thrust disc VW412
^ Thrust tube VW454
^ Arbor thrust piece VW554





Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

^ Punch 2005
^ Thrust piece 2050
^ Drift sleeve 30 - 100
^ Torque wrench V.A.G 1331
^ Shim 016311391A
^ Locking fluid AMV 185 101 A1
^ Sealing grease G 052 128 A1





1 - Flange shaft

^ Without vibration damper
^ Pressing out
^ Pressing in

2 - Needle bearing

^ Pull out of flange shaft using internal puller Kukko 21/1 and counter-support Kukko 22/1.
^ Press into flange shaft as far as it will go using punch VW 408 A.

3 - Bolt - 15 Nm plus an additional 90 degrees 1/4 turn

^ For vibration damper
^ 3x
^ Apply locking fluid AMV 185 101 A1 when installing

4 - Vibration damper

^ Not installed on all versions
^ Select correct version according to color coding - arrow - or transmission code.

5 - Oil seal

^ Prying out
^ Preparing for installation
^ Driving in

6 - Torsen housing
7 - Oil collector

^ Insert in hole on transmission cover

8 - Circlip

^ For flange shaft
^ Installation position

9 - Circlip

^ For ball bearing and sleeve
^ Installation position

10 - Sleeve
11 - Ball bearing

^ For flange shaft
^ Pressing out
^ Pressing in

12 - Flange shaft with vibration damper

^ Only replace as complete unit
^ Pressing out
^ Pressing in





Pressing out flange shaft

- Before pressing out flange shaft remove circlip from flange shaft
- Position Torsen housing in such a way that the flange shaft does not make contact with thrust plates VW 401 and thrust plates VW 402 when it is pressed out.





Pressing in flange shaft

- Before pressing in flange shaft, tighten vibration damper (if installed).
- Support flange shaft with thrust piece 2050.
- Install circlip onto flange shaft





Prying off oil seal.





Preparing oil seal for installation

A - Shim 016311391A (1.4 mm thick)

B - Oil seal

- Pack space between sealing lip and dust lip half full with sealing grease G052128A1.
- Place shim and oil seal on tool, as shown in illustration.

^ Installation position: open side of oil seal points toward Torsen housing





Drive in seal onto stop.

- Remove shim.





Pressing out ball bearing for flange shaft

- Before pressing out ball bearing, remove circlip and sleeve.





Pressing in ball bearing for flange shaft

- Insert sleeve.

- Install circlip for ball bearing and sleeve





Installation position of circlips - A - and - B -

A - Circlip for flange shaft

B - Circlip for ball bearing and sleeve