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1st and 2nd Gear Output Shaft






1st and 2nd Gear Output Shaft

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Thrust Plate (VW 401)

Thrust Plate (VW 402)

Punch (VW 407)

Punch (VW 408 A)

Thrust Disc (VW 412)

Tube 60 mm Dia. (VW 415 A)

Thrust Pad 16.5/28 mm Dia. (VW 431)

Arbor 50 mm Dia. (VW 432)

Thrust Pad (VW 447 i)

Tube 42 mm Dia. (VW 516)

Thrust Pad (30-205)

Thrust Piece (40-105)

Thrust Plate (2050)

Thrust Pad (3062)

Press Support (3118)

Thrust Washer (3401)

Kukko Extractor 14.5-18.5 mm (21/2)

Kukko Extractor 46-58 mm (21/7)

Kukko Extractor 56-110 mm (21/89)

Kukko Separating Tool 22-115 mm (17/2)

Kukko Support (22/1)

Kukko Support (22/2)

Kukko Support (22/4)

2-Arm Puller (20/10)

Thrust Piece (T10266)

Feeler Gauge

Removing the Dished Washer - C - from the Output Shaft





A Support, for example (22/1)
B Extractor 14.5-18.5 mm, for example (21/2)

If the extractor comes out of the hole in the dished washer, then use the next larger extractor.

Install the dished Washer - A - all the Way into the Output Shaft - B -





- Install the thrust washer (3401) with the shoulder - arrow - on the dished washer - A -.

Press-in depth for the dished washer is approximately 2.20 mm.

- Remove the locking ring.

Removing the Inner Race/Tapered Roller Bearing and the 2nd Gear





- Switch the locking collar 1st/2nd gear to 1st gear.

- Attach the pulling hooks under the splines (not selector splines) for the 2nd gear.

A 2-arm puller, for example (20/10)

- Remove the locking ring.

Removing the 1st and 2nd Gear Locking Collar/Synchronizer Hub together with the 1st Gear





Due to the fit between the synchronizer hub and the output shaft, these components can be remove by hand on some transmissions.

Removing the Axial Needle Bearing Thrust Washer - A -.





- Clamp the output shaft in a vise. Use jaw protectors. - B -.

- Remove the thrust washer alternating between sides from the output shaft using a drift - C - being careful not to damage the splines.

Installing the Axial Needle Bearing Thrust Washer - A -.





Installed Position: Axial Needle Bearing





- Place the larger axial needle bearing - 2 - on the output shaft thrust washer - 1 -.

The needles must point upward toward the thrust washer - arrow A - and the flat side - arrow B -.

- Install the needle bearing - 3 - and 1st gear - 4 -.

- Install the smaller axial needle bearing - 5 - on the 1st gear.

The needles must point upward toward the gear - arrow C - and the flat side - arrow D -.

Checking Inner Race for 1st and 2nd Gears for Wear





- Press the inner race onto the taper on the gear and measure the gap dimension - a - with a feeler gauge.






Checking the 1st and 2nd Gear Synchronizing Rings for Wear





- Install the synchronizer ring, outer race and inner race onto the taper of the selector gear and then measure the gap dimension - a - with a feeler gauge.






Installed Position: 1st Gear Outer Race, Inner Race and Synchronizer Ring





- Install the inner race - A - on the 1st gear.

The angled tabs - arrows 1 - face the outer race - B -.

- Install the outer race - B -.

The tabs - arrows 2 - must lock into the retainers - arrows 3 - in the gear.

- Install the synchronizer ring - C -.

The retainers - arrows 4 - lock in the braces - arrows 1 - on the inner race - A -.

- Mount the smaller axial needle bearing (outer diameter: 58.7 mm) - 5 - on the 1st gear. Refer to => [ Installed Position: Axial Needle Bearing ].

Disassembling and Assembling Locking Collar and Synchronizer Hub for 1st and 2nd Gears





- Remove the springs - 1 - for disassembling.

1. Spring

2. Locking piece

3. Locking collar installed position, refer to => [ Installed Position: Locking Collar/Synchronizer
Hub for 1st and 2nd Gears ].

4. Synchronizer hub installed position, refer to => [ Installed Position: Locking Collar/Synchronizer
Hub for 1st and 2nd Gears ].


- Slide the locking collar over the synchronizer hub.

Installed position: The narrow recesses in the synchronizer hub align with the recesses in the locking collar.

Locking Collar Installed Position





Different locking collars are installed:











The locking collar is pushed over the synchronizer hub.

- Install the locking pieces and springs offset by 120°.

The angled end of the spring must engage into the hollow locking piece.

Installed Position: Locking Collar/Synchronizer Hub for 1st and 2nd Gears





The high inner collar of the synchronizer hub - arrow - faces the 2nd gear.

Installing the Locking Collar/Synchronizer Hub for 1st and 2nd Gears and Installing the Locking Ring





Insert the 2nd gear synchronizer ring so that the cut-outs engage in the engagement pieces of locking collar.

Installed Position of the 2nd Gear Outer Race





The tabs - arrows - face the synchronizer hub/locking collar - A -.

Installed Position: Synchronizer Ring - A - (2nd Gear Inner Race)





The tabs - arrows 1 - engage into the holes - arrows 2 - inside the synchronizer ring - B -.

- Install the 2nd gear needle bearing.

Installed Position: 2nd Gear





The higher collar - A - faces toward 1st gear - B -. The notches in the collar - arrow - lock into the tabs on the outer race. Refer to => [ Installed Position of the 2nd Gear Outer
Race ].

- Install the inner race/tapered roller bearing into the clutch housing. Refer to => [ Installing the Inner Race/Tapered Roller
bearing in the Clutch Housing ].

Installing the Inner Race/Tapered Roller Bearing in the Transmission Housing and Installing the Locking Ring





Removing the inner race/tapered roller bearing inside the transmission housing. Refer to => [ Removing the Inner Race/Tapered Roller
Bearing and the 2nd Gear ].

Removing the Outer Race/Tapered Roller Bearing from the Transmission Housing





A Support, for example, (22/2)
B Extractor 46-58 mm, for example, (21/7)

- After removing, install the new shim with the former size under the outer race.

Installing the Outer Race/Tapered Roller Bearing into the Transmission Housing





- Support the transmission housing under the bearing mount using the arbor 50 mm dia. (VW 432).

Removing the Inner Race/Tapered roller Bearing in the Clutch Housing





A Separating tool 22-115 mm, for example (17/2)

Installing the Inner Race/Tapered Roller bearing in the Clutch Housing





- Install the locking ring.

Removing the Outer Race/Tapered Roller Bearing from the Clutch Housing





A Support, for example (22/4)
B Extractor 56-110 mm, for example (21/89)

To be able to mount the extractor - B - the oil deflector collar must be changed using a drift. Replace the damaged oil deflector ring.

After removing, replace the damaged shim.

- Install the new oil deflector.

- Install the new shim with the former size under the outer race.

Installing the Outer Race/Tapered Roller Bearing in the Clutch Housing





- Support the clutch housing using the tube 60 mm dia. (VW 415 A) directly under the bearing mount.