Right Flange Shaft and Seal
Right Flange Shaft and Seal
• The seal - 1 - and the sleeve - 2 - are a single component.
• The seal and the sleeve can only be replaced together.
Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
• Thrust Piece (T10148)
• Spindle from Seal Installer Set - Rear Diff (3066)
• Slide Hammer-Complete Set (VW 771)
• Additional Part for VW 771 (VW 771/37)
• Torque Wrench (5-50 Nm) (V.A.G 1331)
• Drip Tray
Removing
- Remove the noise insulation.
- Turn steering as far as possible toward the right.
- Remove the right drive axle heat shield bolts - arrows - and shield, if equipped.
- Remove the right drive axle from transmission flange shaft.
- Tie the drive axle as high up as possible. Be careful not to damage the paint on the drive axle.
• On some engines, the drive axle cannot be tied up so that the transmission flange shaft can be removed.
• Remove the right drive axle.
- Place the used oil collecting and extracting device or drip tray (V.A.G 1782) under the transmission.
- Remove the bolt for the right flange shaft, by installing two bolts into the flange and counter holding the flange shaft using a pry bar.
- Remove the flange shaft and the pressure spring.
- Remove the seal and sleeve together.
A ridge is located on the internal diameter of the sleeve.
- Attach the additional part for VW 771 (VW 771/37) directly behind the ridge inside the sleeve.
- Using force, push the additional part for VW 771 (VW 771/37) into the sleeve.
Installing
- Clean the seat for the seal inside the transmission.
- Install the seal and sleeve together.
A Install the spindle from the seal installer set - rear diff (3066) into the threaded piece in the differential.
B M12 nut
- Turn the nut - B - and pull the seal with sleeve all the way over the thrust piece (T10148).
- Fill the space between the sealing and dust lip half way with sealing grease for seal (G 052 128 A1).
- Install the flange shaft.
- Push the flange shaft against the pressure spring on the transmission housing and tighten the bolt - arrow - to specification, see - item 10 - in => [ Differential Overview ] Description and Operation.
- Install the drive axle to the flange shaft.
- Install the right drive axle heat shield and bolts - arrows -, if it was removed earlier.
- Check the transmission fluid level and fill if necessary. Refer to => [ Transmission Fluid, Checking and Filling ] Service and Repair.
- Install the noise insulation.