Planetary Gears: Adjustments
Required special tools and equipment:
^ VW 309 Fixture
^ VW 313 Support clamp
^ VW 353 Transmission support
^ VW 382 Measuring device
^ Dial gauge
Components to adjust planet carrier, overview
^ When you adjust the planet carrier, install components in transmission housing without shim (item 17).
1 Input gear
^ Do not remove to adjust planet carrier
^ Input gear or axial needle bearing for planet carrier, removing and installing.
2 Axial needle bearing washer
^ Insert smooth side in input gear
3 Axial needle bearing
4 Axial needle bearing washer
5 O-ring
^ Insert into planet carrier.
6 Planet carrier
7 Transmission housing
^ With input gear and axial needle bearing
^ Axial needle bearing remains in input gear
^ If axial needle bearing is damaged refer to Input gear, removing and installing.
8 Washer
9 Axial needle bearing
10 Large sun gear
11 Washer
^ Insert into large sun gear.
12 Axial needle bearing
13 Large drive shaft
14 Axial needle bearing
15 Needle bearing
16 Small drive shaft
17 Shim
^ Do not install in planet carrier when adjusting
18 Washer
19 Small drive shaft bolt, 30 Nm (22 ft. lbs.).
Shim -A-, determining
^ Install all components (items 2 to 16) into transmission housing to adjust planet carrier.
^ Insert screwdriver through hole of large sun gear to loosen and tighten bolt for small input shaft.
^ Install small input shaft bolt -1- with washer -2- but without shim. Tightening torque: 30 Nm (22 ft. lbs.).
^ Install dial gauge in VW 382/7.
^ Adjust dial gauge with the top of gauge positioned on center of bolt head with 1mm preload.
^ Zero dial gauge.
^ Move small input shaft up and take reading.
Example: Reading 2.00 mm
^ Specify thickness of shim according to table and determine Part No.
Table of shims:
Example:
Measured value 2.00 mm =
Insert 1.7 mm thick shim.
^ Remove small input shaft bolt.
^ Insert correct shim -3- on small input shaft -arrow-.
^ Tighten small input shaft bolt -1- with washer -2- Tightening torque 30 Nm (22 ft. lbs.).
^ Check planet carrier measurement.
Planet carrier, checking measurement
^ Insert dial gauge in VW 382/7 and place gauge tip on bolt of small input shaft.
^ Move small input shaft up and down and take reading of play on dial gauge.
Play:
min. = 0.23 mm
max. = 0.37 mm
Note:
If you adjusted the planet carrier without reverse gear brake -B and free wheel, install reverse gear brake -B1- before installing planet carrier.