Rear Final Drive, Removing

Rear Final Drive, Removing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Engine/Transmission Jack (V.A.G 1383 A) with Universal Transmission Adapter (V.A.G 1359/2)

Removing

- Remove the spare wheel if present.

- Remove the spare wheel well or foam inserts.

Audi A3






- Remove the rubber plugs or the adhesive strips - arrows - inside the luggage compartment floor.

- Remove both transmission mount bolts from above through the holes - arrows -.

Audi TT






- Remove the two rubber plugs or the adhesive strips - arrows A - in the luggage compartment floor.

- Remove both transmission mount bolts - arrow B - from above through the holes - arrows A -.

All Vehicles:






- Separate the exhaust system at the clamping sleeve - arrows -.

- Tie the front exhaust pipe to the underbody.

Risk of damaging decoupling elements.

• Do not bend decoupling elements in front exhaust pipe more than 10°.

- Remove the exhaust system rear section.

- Remove the rear flexible disc. Refer to => [ Rear Flexible Disc ] Rear Flexible Disc.

- Tie driveshaft sideways onto underbody.

TT Roadster:






- Remove bolts - 1 and 3 - and remove diagonal braces - 2 -.

- Remove the lower stabilizer clamp bolts - 1 -.






- Remove the bolts - 2 - and remove the crossmember - 3 -.

All Vehicles:






- Remove the stabilizer bar - arrow -. Refer to "All Wheel Drive (AWD)".

- Remove the left and right drives axles from the rear final drive. Refer to "All Wheel Drive (AWD)"

Vehicles with Crossmember - arrows -






- Remove both front bolts on the subframe - 1 -.






• The rear bolts on subframe - 2 - remain installed!

- Remove the crossmember - 1 - - arrows -.






For All Vehicles






- Place the (V.A.G 1383 A) with (V.A.G 1359/2) and a block of wood - A - under rear final drive and secure final drive.

- Remove the front bolt - B -.

- Remove the washer - C -.

- Disconnect the harness connector - A - on the All Wheel Drive (AWD) control module (J492).






• Ignore - arrows -.

- Remove both of the transmission bleeder hoses - arrows - from the subframe.






- Slide final drive - 1 - right in direction of - arrow A - as far as possible.






- Press final drive up in the direction of the - arrow B - on right side.

- Guide the left drive axle - 2 - out of the flange shaft.

- Lower the final drive slightly and remove it from the rear subframe carrier using (V.A.G 1383 A).

- Lower final drive past the drive axle.