Flange Shaft Oil Seal, Replacing

Flange shaft oil seal, replacing, 01A, 5 SPD. M/T (AWD)

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Driver 2062:

^ Accumulator

Removing
^ Rear final drive installed
^ Observe general repair notes.

Note: All illustrations show the left side of the final drive. Removing and installing joint flange and oil seal on right side is identical.





^ Remove heat shields from final drive - arrows -.
^ Place drip tray underneath.
^ Disconnect drive axle.
^ To loosen securing bolt, thread in 2 bolts into drive flange and counter hold with tire iron.
^ Pry out O-ring with tire iron.

Installing
Installation is in reverse order of removal. Note the following:
^ Lightly oil outer circumference of seal.





^ Drive in new seal to stop, without canting seal.
^ Fill area between sealing lip and dust lip halfway with sealing grease G 052 128 A1.
^ Install drive axle on flange shaft.
^ Top off gear oil in rear final drive and check oil level Gear oil in rear final drive, checking.

Tightening torques: