Bearing Housing, Disassembling and Assembling

Bearing housing, disassembling and assembling - 6 Spd. Manual Transmission 01E

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required:

^ Adapter VW 295a
^ Thrust plate VW 401
^ Thrust plate VW 402
^ Press tool VW 407
^ Press tool VW 412
^ Tube VW 415a
^ Tube VW 416b
^ Press tool VW 433
^ Thrust pad VW 454
^ Support rails VW 457
^ Extractor lever VW 681
^ Punch 2005
^ Thrust pad 2007
^ Shim, Part No. 016 311 391 B





1 - Drive flange
2 - Balance weight
3 - Seal
4 - Bearing housing
5 - O-ring

^ Always replace
^ Lightly oil before installing

6 - Ball bearing for drive flange

7 - Circlip





Pressing out drive flange

- Before pressing out drive flange remove circlip.





Pressing in drive flange

- Before pressing in drive flange, press on balance weight.
- Fit circlip.





Pressing off balance weight





Pressing on balance weight

Note:
Note position of holes.





Pull out seal





Prepare seal for installation

A - Shim Part No. 016 311 391 B (1.7 mm thick)
B - Seal

- Fill space between sealing and dust lips with sealing grease G52 128 A1.
- Fit shim and seal onto tool one after the other.

Installation position: open side of seal towards bearing housing





Drive in seal

- Remove shim.





Press out ball bearing for drive flange





Press in ball bearing for drive flange