012/01W, 5 SPD. M/T

Replace oil seals for flange shafts, 012/01W, 5 SPD. M/T
(Transmission installed)

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required:

^ Needle Bearing
^ Drift VW 295
^ Extractor Lever VW 681
^ Driver 2062
^ Puller T10037
^ Torque Wrench 5-50Nm V.A.G. 1331
^ Torque Wrench 40-200Nm V.A.G 1332

Removing





^ Turn steering as far as possible toward left.
^ Remove cover plate over right drive axle - arrow 1 - and - arrow 2 -.
^ Remove cover plate over left drive axle, if installed.
^ Place drip tray underneath.
^ Unscrew drive axle from flange shaft.
^ Tie up drive axle as far away as possible. This ensures that drive axle paint is not damaged.





When replacing left seal:
^ To remove drive flange, bolt Puller T10037 to differential cover - arrow -.





When 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 mm when using old drive flange.
^ Seal can also be driven in using Diver 2062.

^ Lightly oil outer circumference of seal.





^ Drive in new right-hand drive flange seal 5.5 mm below housing surface, without canting.
^ Lubricate sealing lip and dust lip with sealing grease G 052 128 Al.





^ Drive in new left-hand drive flange seal 5.5 mm below housing surface, without canting.
^ Drive in drive flange using Needle Bearing Drift VW 295.
^ Bolt drive axle on flange shaft.
^ Bolt on cover plates for drive axle.
^ Gear oil, checking.

Tightening torques: