Location overview - seals

1. - Oil seal
   • For the input shaft
   • Replace after removal
2. - Oil seal
   • For right flange shaft
   • Replace after removal
3. - Oil seal
   • For left flange shaft
   • Replace after removal
4. - Oil seal
   • For the gear selection shaft
   • Replace after removal

Renewing left oil seal

Special tools and workshop equipment required

• Universal tool - VW 771-
• Puller hooks - VW 771/37-
• Thrust pad - T10160-
• Tray - V.A.G 1306-
• or drip tray for workshop hoist - VAS 6208-
• Torque wrenches - V.A.G 1331-
• Sealing grease
• For grease allocation, refer to - Electronic parts catalogue (ETKA) .

Removing

• Remove the left hand side wheel.
• Remove noise insulation .
• Turn the steering toward the left.

 

• Remove drive shaft from flange shaft .
• Raise drive shafts as high as possible and secure, taking care not to damage surfaces.
• Place drip tray under gearbox.
• Extract the bolt fastening the flanged shaft. To do so, thread 2 bolts on the flange and lock the shaft using the assembly lever.
• Remove flanged shaft together with compression spring.

• Remove the flanged shaft seal with the universal tool - VW 771- and the extraction hook - VW 771/37- .

Installing

• Drive in new seal to stop, being careful not to cant seal.

• Fill space between sealing lip and dust lip -arrow- with sealing grease .
• Insert flange shaft.
• Secure flange shaft with countersunk bolt and tighten to 25 Nm.
• Install drive shaft to flange shaft .
• Check gear oil level and top up to lower edge of oil filler hole if necessary .
• Install the lower part of the front left wheel housing liner.
• Install noise insulation .

Specified torques

• Flange shaft to gearbox

Renewing right oil seal

Special tools and workshop equipment required

• Universal tool - VW 771-
• Puller hooks - VW 771/37-
• Thrust pad - T10160-
• Tray - V.A.G 1306-
• or drip tray for workshop hoist - VAS 6208-
• Torque wrenches - V.A.G 1331-
• Sealing grease
• For grease allocation, refer to - Electronic parts catalogue (ETKA) .

Removing

• Remove noise insulation .
• If present, remove the heat shield -arrows- of the drive shaft.
• Remove drive shaft -1- from flange shaft .
• Raise drive shaft as high as possible and secure, taking care not to damage surfaces.
• Place drip tray under gearbox.

• Extract the bolt fastening the flanged shaft. To do so, thread 2 bolts on the flange and lock the shaft using the assembly lever.
• Remove flanged shaft together with compression spring. If necessary, remove engine/gearbox connecting bolt in area of flange shaft.

• Pull out flange shaft oil seal using multi-purpose tool - VW 771- and puller hooks - VW 771/37- or prise out using a lever.

Installing

• Drive in new seal to stop, being careful not to cant seal.
• Half-fill space between sealing lip and dust lip with sealing grease .
• Insert flange shaft.
• Secure flange shaft with countersunk bolt and tighten to 25 Nm.
• Install drive shaft to flange shaft.

• Install heat shield for drive shaft, if present -arrows- .
• Check gear oil level and top up to lower edge of oil filler hole if necessary.
• Install noise insulation .

Specified torques

• Flange shaft to gearbox