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Left Flange Shaft Seal






Left Flange Shaft Seal

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

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

Thrust Piece for Final Drive at Gearbox (T40164)

Engine and Transmission Holder (VAS 6095)

Grease, refer to the Parts Catalog

Procedure






Secure the transmission to the (VAS 6095). Refer to => [ Securing on Engine and Transmission Holder ] Securing On Engine and Transmission Holder.

- 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 - arrows -.

- Carefully remove the front final drive cover; when doing this, the transmission fluid will drain out.

Danger of causing damage to the differential.

Slowly and carefully remove front final drive cover from transmission housing. Otherwise differential can fall out of transmission.

A differential that has fallen out can no longer be installed. If differential falls out, the transmission must be replaced.

Make sure the differential bearing inner race and adjustment shims do not fall out of the transmission housing and front final drive cover.

Bearing inner races and adjustments that have fallen out cannot be allocated with shop equipment.

- Carefully remove the differential - arrow - and lay it on a soft support.






- Remove the left flange shaft. Refer to => [ Left Flange Shaft ] Left Flange Shaft.








Danger of damaging the seating surface in the transmission housing.

Position the screwdriver.

- Pry out the seal from the back.

- Lightly coat the new seal on the outside with oil and install it using the (T40164).






The open side of the seal faces the (T40164).

- Install the shaft seal for the left flange shaft using the (T40164) all the way; when doing this, do not bend it.

- 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 differential.

- Install the front final drive cover with a new O-ring and tighten the bolts. Refer to => [ Tightening Specification and Sequence, Front Final Drive Cover ] Front Final Drive Sealing Rings Overview.






- Install the left flange shaft. Refer to => [ Left Flange Shaft ] Left Flange Shaft.

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

- Fill with Manual Transmission Fluid (MTF).