Drive Flange Housing, Disassembling and Assembling

Drive flange housing, disassembling and assembling
Special tools, testers and auxiliary items
^ Press plate VW 402
^ Press tool VW 409
^ Press tool VW 412
^ Press tool VW 433
^ Multipurpose tool VW 771 and 771/15
^ Mandrel 2051
^ Drift 2062
^ Tappet compressor 2078
^ Internal puller Kukko 21/5

Note: Removing and installing drive flange housing, Refer to Drive Flange Housing, Removing and Installing

Disassembling
- Clamp drive flange housing in vice (use soft jaws).





- Pull off sleeve.
A - Internal puller 30-37 mm, e.g. Kukko 21/5
- Detach final drive support.





- Remove circlip -A-.
- Screw M8 bolt into thread in cover cap -B- and pull out cover cap.





- Open out circlip (arrow) on drive flange and push circlip toward splines.





- Remove drive flange.
- Take circlip out of drive flange housing.





- Pry out seal.





- Remove circlip.





- Pull out grooved ball bearing for drive flange.
A - Internal puller 30-37 mm, e.g. Kukko 21/5

Note: The bearing will be damaged when it is removed.

- Only if baffle plate is damaged:
- If baffle plate is damaged, press it out with drive flange.





- To install, drive in baffle plate -A- onto stop.

Assembling





- Press grooved ball bearing into drive flange housing.
- Fit outer circlip.
- Pack space between sealing lip and dust lip of seal with sealing grease G52 128 A1.





- Drive in seal onto stop.





- Insert inner circlip in drive flange housing and hold in position with pliers; press in drive flange.
- Fit circlip in groove.





- Press sleeve onto drive flange as far as stop.
- Install cover cap with seal.
- Fit circlip.
- Install final drive support.
- Fit O-ring on drive flange housing.