Left Flange Shaft Seal

Left Flange Shaft Seal

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Oil Collecting and Extracting Device (V.A.G 1782)

• Thrust Piece for Final Drive at Gearbox (T40164)

• Engine and Transmission Holder (VAS 6095)

• Grease, refer to the Parts Catalog

Procedure






• Secure the transmission to the (VAS 6095). Refer to => [ Securing on Engine and Transmission Holder ] Securing On Engine and Transmission Holder.

- Place the (V.A.G 1782) under the transmission.

- Remove the right flange shaft. Refer to => [ Right Flange Shaft ] Right Flange Shaft.

- Remove the bolts - arrows -.

- Carefully remove the front final drive cover; when doing this, the transmission fluid will drain out.

Danger of causing damage to the differential.

• Slowly and carefully remove front final drive cover from transmission housing. Otherwise differential can fall out of transmission.

• A differential that has fallen out can no longer be installed. If differential falls out, the transmission must be replaced.

• Make sure the differential bearing inner race and adjustment shims do not fall out of the transmission housing and front final drive cover.

• Bearing inner races and adjustments that have fallen out cannot be allocated with shop equipment.

- Carefully remove the differential - arrow - and lay it on a soft support.






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








Danger of damaging the seating surface in the transmission housing.

• Position the screwdriver.

- Pry out the seal from the back.

- Lightly coat the new seal on the outside with oil and install it using the (T40164).






• The open side of the seal faces the (T40164).

- Install the shaft seal for the left flange shaft using the (T40164) all the way; when doing this, do not bend it.

- Fill the space between the sealing- and dust lip half way with sealing grease; for the correct sealing grease, refer to the Parts Catalog.

- Install the differential.

- Install the front final drive cover with a new O-ring and tighten the bolts. Refer to => [ Tightening Specification and Sequence, Front Final Drive Cover ] Front Final Drive Sealing Rings Overview.






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

- Install the right flange shaft. Refer to => [ Right Flange Shaft ] Right Flange Shaft.

- Fill with Manual Transmission Fluid (MTF).