Removal and Replacement

Flange Shaft Oil Seals
(Transmission installed)

Special tools and workshop equipment required

- Needle bearing drift -VW 295-
- Extractor lever -VW 681-
- Driver -2062-
- Puller -T10037-
- Torque wrench 5-50 Nm -V.A.G 1331-
- Torque wrench 40-200 Nm -V.A.G 1332-


Removing

- Turn steering as far as possible toward left.




- Remove heat shield bolts and shield -arrow 1- over right drive axle.

- Remove heat shield over left drive axle, if installed.

- Place drip tray underneath.

- Remove drive axle from flange shaft.

- Tie up drive axle as far away as possible. This ensures that drive axle paint is not damaged.


Replacing Left Seal




- To remove drive flange, bolt puller -T10037- to differential cover -arrow-.


Replacing Right Seal




- To remove drive flange, bolt puller -T10037- to transmission cover -arrow-.

- Always replace circlip for flange shaft.




- Clamp flange shaft in vise with protective jaws. Press circlip with new circlip -A- out of flange shaft groove.

- Remove drive flange seal using extractor lever -VW 681- .


Installing

Note
Repair offset 6.5 millimeter (mm) when using old drive flange.



Seal can also be driven in using driver -2062- .

- Lightly oil outer circumference of seal.

- Drive in new right hand drive flange seal 5.5 mm below housing surface, without tilting.

- Lubricate sealing lip and dust lip with sealing grease -G 052 128 A1- .




- Drive in new left hand drive flange seal 5.5 mm below housing surface, without tilting.

- Drive in drive flange using needle bearing drift -VW 295- .

- Bolt drive axle on flange shaft.

- Bolt on cover plates for drive axle.

- Check transmission fluid.

Tightening Specifications

Drive axle to flange shaft M8 45 Nm
Drive axle to drive flange M10 70 Nm
Cover plates above drive axles to transmission 20 Nm