Rear Final Drive, Removing and Installing

Rear Final Drive, Removing and Installing

Removing






^ Remove crossmember and rear exhaust system (arrows).
^ Remove heat shield over drive shaft.






^ If markings are not present, mark (with paint) position of drive shaft relative to rear final drive.
^ Loosen mounting bolts for drive shaft on rear final drive.






^ Support drive shaft using suitable object (arrow-1-).
^ Remove heat shield plate (arrow -2-).
^ Remove mounting bolts for drive shaft on rear final drive.






^ Loosen bracket for parking brake cable (arrow-1-).






^ Remove shield plate for left drive axle.
^ Remove left and right drive axles from rear final drive.






^ Support final drive with VAG 1383 or VAG 1 383A and VAG 1359/2.
^ Secure final drive to lift with strap.






^ Remove mounting bolts for left support (arrows).






^ Remove mounting bolts -B- and -C- for rear final drive from rear crossmember.

Note:

- Crossmember -1- must not be removed.






^ Lower final drive slowly.

Installing

Notes:

^ The threads (for the bolts for the drive shaft) rear final drive absolutely must be cleaned of residues of the locking compound after removal of the drive shaft. Otherwise, there is the possibility that the new bolts will seize when installed and tear out during subsequent disassembly.
^ Cleaning can be done with a thread cleaner.
^ Replace the gaskets on the flanges (pull off the protective film and glue onto flange on final drive).
^ Always replace the self-locking drive shaft bolts.
^ In order to prevent imbalance, the flanges must be installed so that the paint markings are properly aligned (all in one line). Installing drive shaft.
^ Always replace self-locking nuts.

The rear final drive is installed in reverse order of removal. In addition, the following work steps have to be carried out:






^ Lift final drive enough so that drive axles can be flanged.
^ Tighten mounting bolts for drive axles slightly.
^ Lift final drive and bolt to crossmember and support.
^ Install exhaust system tension-free.
^ Check fluid level in rear final drive .

Tightening torques