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Front Final Drive Cover O-Ring






Front Final Drive Cover O-ring

Clean working conditions for the automatic transmission => [ Clean Working Conditions ] Clean Working Conditions.

General Repair Instructions, refer to => [ Repair Information ] Repair Information.

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Oil Collecting and Extracting Device (V.A.G 1782)

Procedure

- Place the (V.A.G 1782) under the transmission.

- Remove the right flange shaft. Refer to => [ Right Flange Shaft ] Right Flange Shaft.

- Remove the bolts from the front final drive cover in the following sequence: - 11 to 1 -.





- Remove the front final drive cover together with the tapered roller bearing outer race and the adjustment shim.

The shim must be the correct size and must not be replaced by a shim with a different thickness.

- Replace the O-ring - arrow -.





- Insert the differential into the transmission housing.

If the tapered roller bearing outer race and the shim have fallen out of the front final drive cover:

- Lubricate the shim and tapered roller bearing outer race with gear oil and insert them into the front final drive cover as far as the stop.

- Tighten the front final drive cover bolts => [ Front Final Drive Cover - Tightening
Specifications and Sequence ] Front Final Drive Overview.





- Install the right flange shaft. Refer to => [ Right Flange Shaft ] Right Flange Shaft.

- Axle oil, adding to transmission after repair. Refer to => [ Gear Oil in Front Final Drive, Filling after Repair ] Final Drive, Differential (0BKA Automatic Transmission).