Removing and Installing

Removing
- Remove exhaust system.
- Remove heat shield over driveshaft.





- Mark position of flange -A- relative to rear final drive -B- in color, if not already marked.





- Loosen mounting bolts to driveshaft at rear final drive. Identify shims when removing bolts.
- Tie driveshaft to parking brake cable.
Remove driveshaft mounting bolts.
- Remove left and right axle shafts from rear final drive.





- Support final drive with VAG 1383 or VAG 1383A and VAG 1359/2. Secure final drive with strap.





- Remove mounting bolts -arrow- off front crossmember on rear final drive.





- Remove mounting bolts -B- and -C- from rear crossmember on final drive.
- Slowly lower rear final drive.

Note:
Crossmember - 1 - does not need to be removed.

Installing
Install in reverse order. Note the following points:

Note:
- After removing the driveshaft, always clean the residues of any thread locking compound from the threads of bolts at the flange shafts for the transmission and rear final drive.
- The thread locking compound can be cleaned off with a thread tap.
- To avoid any imbalance, the flanges must be installed so that the colored markings are aligned.
- Replace the gasket between the drive shaft and the output or input flange, respectively (pull off backing paper and stick to transmission).
- Always install new self-locking bolts and nuts.
- Install exhaust system free of stress Refer to Exhaust Systems.
- Check the gear oil level in the rear final drive.

Tightening torques
Front crossmember to body M8 23 Nm (17 ft lb)
Front crossmember to body M10 40 Nm (30 ft lb)
Transmission front support to final drive M10 40 Nm (30 ft lb)
Rear crossmember to subframe M10 50 Nm (37 ft lb)
Rear crossmember to final drive M10 55 Nm (41 ft lb)
Driveshaft to transmission M8 55 Nm (41 ft lb)
Driveshaft center bearing to body M8 23 Nm (17 ft lb)