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Transmission Housing, Servicing






Transmission Housing, Servicing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Driving Sleeve (VW 244 B)

Transmission Support (VW 353)

Thrust Plate (VW 401)

Thrust Plate (VW 402)

Punch (VW 407)

Tube 37 mm Dia. (VW 416 B)

Guide Piece (VW 436 A)

Guide Piece (VW 439)

Slide Hammer-Complete Set (VW 771)

Holding Fixture (VW 801)

Guide Piece (10-15)

Thrust Pad (3124)

Bearing driver (3264)

Subframe support assembling device (3290)

Torque Wrench 5-50 Nm (V.A.G 1331)

Drift (T10168)

Thrust Piece (T10203)

Drift (T10169)

or Drift (T10362) => [ Lock Sleeve Differentiation ]

- 1 - Kukko Extractor 14.5-18.5 mm (21/2)

- 1 - Kukko Extractor 23.5-30 mm (21/4)

- 4 - Kukko Support (22/2)

Kukko Support (22/1)






1 Transmission Housing

When replacing: Adjust output shafts and differential, refer to => [ Adjustment Overview ] Adjustment Overview

From transmission manufacture date 10 04 6, changed in grooved ball bearing/input shaft mount area - item 3 - => [ (Item 3) Transmission Housing ]

Refer to the Parts Catalog

2 Cover

Removing, refer to => [ Removing the Cover ]

Installing, refer to => [ Installing the Cover ]

3 Oil Drain Plug

Tightening specification, refer to => [ Different Versions of the Oil Fill
and Drain Plugs ] Service and Repair

4 Seal

Always replace, if equipped

5 Transmission Fluid Filler Plug

Tightening specification, refer to => [ Different Versions of the Oil Fill
and Drain Plugs ] Service and Repair

6 Locking Pin

For adjusting the shift mechanism, refer to => [ Shift Mechanism, Adjusting ] Adjustments

Can be replaced with transmission not disassembled

Removing, refer to => [ Removing the Locking Elbow for the
Gearshift Shaft ]

Installed position, refer to => [ Installed Position: Locking Elbow ]

Installing, refer to => [ Drive Lock Elbow for Selector Shaft in up to Tool Stop. ]

7 Bushing

For the selector rods

Removing, refer to => [ Removing the Selector Shaft Bushing ]

Installing, refer to => [ Installing the Selector Shaft Bushing,
to the Tool Stop ]

8 Retaining Sleeve

Removing when the transmission is disassembled, refer to => [ Removing the Retaining Sleeve from the Transmission Housing ]

Removing when the transmission is not disassembled, refer to => [ Removing the Retaining Sleeve on a
Transmission not Disassembled using the ]

Different retaining sleeves, refer to => [ Lock Sleeve Differentiation ]

Installing a retaining sleeve with a shoulder, refer to => [ Driving in Lock Sleeve with Shoulder,
to the Tool Stop ]

Installing the retaining sleeve without a shoulder, refer to => [ Driving in Lock Sleeve without Shoulder,
to the Tool Stop ]

9 Needle Sleeve

For the reverse shaft

Always replace if removed

Removing, refer to => [ Removing the Reverse Shaft Needle Sleeve
from the Transmission Housing ]

Installing; refer to => [ Installing the Needle Sleeve into the Transmission Housing ]

10 Outer Race/Tapered Roller Bearing

For output Shaft, 5th and 6th and reverse gear

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Output Shaft, 5th, 6th and Reverse Gears ] Output Shaft, 5th, 6th and Reverse Gears

When replacing: 5th, 6th and reverse gear output shaft, adjusting, refer to => [ Output Shaft, 5th, 6th and Reverse Gears, Adjusting ] Output Shaft, 5th, 6th and Reverse Gears, Adjusting

11 Adjusting Shim

For output Shaft, 5th and 6th and reverse gear

Adjustment overview, refer to => [ Adjustment Overview ] Adjustment Overview

12 Outer Race/Tapered Roller Bearing

Output Shaft, 1st to 4th Gears

Removing and installing

When replacing: adjust the output shaft for 1st to 4th gear => [ Output Shaft, 1st to 4th Gears, Adjusting ] Output Shaft, 1st to 4th Gears, Adjusting

13 Adjusting Shim

Output shaft, 1st to 4th gears

Adjustment overview, refer to => [ Adjustment Overview ] Adjustment Overview

14 Outer Race/Tapered Roller Bearing

For the differential

Removing and installing => [ Differential ] Service and Repair

When replacing: adjusting the differential, refer to => [ Adjustment Overview ] Adjustment Overview

15 Adjusting Shim

For the differential

Adjustment overview, refer to => [ Adjustment Overview ] Adjustment Overview

16 Bushing

For the gearshift shaft

Removing, refer to => [ Removing the Selector Shaft Bushing ]

Installing, refer to => [ Installing the Gearshift Shaft Bearing
Bushing all the way onto the Tool ]

17 Plugs

Removing, refer to => [ Removing the Plug ]

Installing, refer to => [ Installing the Plug ]

18 Seal

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Left Flange Shaft and Seal ] Left Flange Shaft and Seal

Removing the Cover - A -





- Pierce the rubber in the center of the cover with a screwdriver - B - and pry it out of the cover in direction of - arrow -.

Installing the Cover





Removing the Locking Elbow for the Gearshift Shaft





- Break off the bracket in its unlocked position.

- Insert a screwdriver - A - into the hole - B -.

- Pry out the locking elbow in direction of - arrow -.

Installed Position: Locking Elbow





- The mark on the locking elbow - arrow - must point toward the connection on the clutch slave cylinder - 1 -.

Dimension - a - must be approximately 45°.

Drive Lock Elbow - arrow - for Selector Shaft in up to Tool Stop.





The locking bracket must be unlocked when being installed.

Removing the Selector Shaft Bushing





A Kukko extractor 14.5-18.5 mm , for example, (21/2)
B Kukko support , for example, (22/2)

Installing the Selector Shaft Bushing, to the Tool Stop





Removing the Retaining Sleeve - A - from the Transmission Housing





- Place transmission housing on (VW 401) and (VW 402) in such a way so that the alignment sleeves inside the transmission housing do not get damaged.

Removing the Retaining Sleeve on a Transmission not Disassembled using the Guide Piece (10-15)





Locking bolt and selector shaft are removed.

- Turn the transmission so that the retaining sleeve cannot fall into the transmission.

Lock Sleeve Differentiation





The following lock sleeves may be installed:

Retaining sleeve with a shoulder - arrow 1 -, refer to => [ Driving in Lock Sleeve with Shoulder,
to the Tool Stop ].

Retaining sleeve without a shoulder - arrow 2 -, refer to => [ Driving in Lock Sleeve without Shoulder,
to the Tool Stop ].

Refer to the Parts Catalog.

Driving in Lock Sleeve with Shoulder, to the Tool Stop





The transmission housing is bolted to the clutch housing.

Driving in Lock Sleeve without Shoulder, to the Tool Stop





The transmission housing is bolted to the clutch housing.

Removing the Reverse Shaft Needle Sleeve from the Transmission Housing





A Kukko extractor 23.5-30 mm , for example, (21/4)
B Kukko support , for example, (22/2)

The needle sleeve will get damaged when it is removed and must be replaced.

Installing the Needle Sleeve - A - into the Transmission Housing





- Lay the reverse shaft thrust washer - B - on the needle sleeve while pressing it in.

- Support transmission housing beneath bearing mount using (VW 416 B).

Removing the Selector Shaft Bushing





- Use the thread adapter from the (22/1) - arrow -.

- Hold the spindle on the (3290) and turn the nut - B -.

A Kukko extractor 14.5-18.5 mm , for example, (21/2)

Installing the Gearshift Shaft Bearing Bushing - A - all the way onto the Tool





Removing the Plug - 1 -





- Remove the plug - 1 - from the inside of the transmission housing toward the outside - arrow -.

Installing the Plug - 1 -





- Using (3264) , drive in sealing plugs to dimension - a - approximately 3 mm below upper edge of housing.