Rear Flange Shaft And Rear Flange Shaft Seal And Ball Bearing

Rear Flange Shaft And Rear Flange Shaft Seal And Ball Bearing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Thrust Plate (VW 401)

• Thrust Plate (VW 402)

• Thrust Disc (VW 412)

• Tube 60 mm Dia. (VW 415 A)

• Press Tube (30 - 100)

• Press Tube (2040)

• Thrust Piece for Final Drive at Gearbox (T40165)

• Grease, refer to the Parts Catalog

Procedure






- Remove the center differential housing. Refer to => [ Center Differential Housing and Center Differential, Bolted Driveshaft ] Center Differential Housing and Center Differential, Bolted Driveshaft.

- Remove the circlip - arrow -.

- Remove the flange shaft by positioning the center differential housing so the flange shaft does not touch the (VW 401) and (VW 402).






- Remove the flange shaft using a suitable drift.

- Pry out the shaft seal - 1 -.






• Ignore - 2 -.

- Remove the flange shaft ball bearing and spacer sleeve if necessary.






- Installing the flange shaft ball bearing.






• The shoulder on the (VW 415 A) - arrow - faces the (VW 412).

- Install the spacer sleeve - item 4 - => [ (Item 4) Spacer Sleeve ] Center Differential Housing Overview, Bolted Driveshaft using (VW 415 A).

- Lightly oil the outer circumference on the shaft seal and then install it all the way using the (T40165).






• Installed position: Open side of shaft seal faces transmission.

- Fill the space between the sealing- and dust lip half way with sealing grease; for the correct sealing grease. Refer to the Parts Catalog.

- Install the flange shaft.






- Install the flange shaft into the center differential housing from underneath.

- Position the housing and flange shaft on the (VW 402) under the shop press.

- Install the inner bearing race with using the (30 - 100) on the flange shaft.

- Install a new circlip - arrow - on the flange shaft.






- Install the center differential housing. Refer to => [ Center Differential Housing and Center Differential, Bolted Driveshaft ] Center Differential Housing and Center Differential, Bolted Driveshaft.