Left Flange Shaft Seal

Left Flange Shaft Seal

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Extractor lever (VW 681)

• Driver (2062)

Work Procedure

• Transmission installed

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

- Pull out sealing ring for flange shaft using extractor lever (VW 681).





• Do not damage seating surfaces for oil seal.

Setup of flange shaft with polygon bearing





1. Flange shaft

2. Needle bearing (polygon bearing)

3. Spacer ring

4. Circlip

5. Not installed

• If the polygon bearings do not run smoothly with the flange shaft removed, this does indicate that the bearings are faulty. A test for noisy bearings can only be performed with the bearings installed.

• Watch for damage to the polygon bearings (e.g. cracks in bearing outer ring)

• If polygon bearings are damaged, flange shaft must be replaced.

- Coat outer edge and sealing lip of oil seal with axle oil.

• Installation position: The open side of the sealing ring faces the transmission.

- Drive in new sealing ring for left flange shaft uniformly using driver (2062) 5.5 mm below surface of cover, do not cant when doing so.





• If reinstalling an old flange shaft, the seal must be driven in approximately 6.5 mm so that the new seal does not sit on the running surface of the old seal.

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

- Check gear oil level in front final drive. Refer to => [ Front Final Drive, Gear Oil
Level Checking ] .