Transmission Cover, Dismantling and Assembling

Transmission cover, dismantling and assembling, 0A3, 6 Spd. M/T AWD

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required:

^ Thrust plate VW 401
^ Thrust plate VW 402
^ Press tool VW 408 A
^ Press tool VW 412
^ Press tool VW 454
^ Press tool VW 554

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required:

^ Punch 2005
^ Thrust piece 2050
^ Drift sleeve 30 - 100
^ Shim 016 311391 A





1 - Flange shaft
^ Pressing out or
^ Pressing in

2 - Bolt, 20 Nm + 90°
^ For vibration damper
^ 3x
^ Self-locking
^ Replace

3 - Vibration damper
^ Not installed on all versions

4 - Oil seal
^ Levering out
^ Preparing for installation
^ Driving in

5 - Transmission cover
^ Removing and installing

6 - Ball bearing
^ For flange shaft
^ Pressing out
^ Pressing in

7 - Circlip





Pressing out flange shaft (transmission cover with vibration damper)
- Remove circlip before pressing out flange shaft.
- Set up transmission cover in such a way that flange shaft does not make contact with press plate - arrows - when it is pressed out.





Pressing out flange shaft (transmission cover without vibration damper)
- Remove circlip before pressing out flange shaft.





Pressing in flange shaft
- Secure vibration damper before pressing in flange shaft.
- Fit circlip.





Levering off the oil seal.





Preparing oil seal for installation
A - Shim 016 311 391 A (1.4 mm)
B - Oil seal
- Pack space between sealing lip and dust lip half-full with sealing grease G 052 128 A1.
- Place shim and oil seal on tool, as shown in illustration.
^ Installation position: open side of seal towards bearing housing





Drive in seal onto stop.
- Remove shim.





Pressing out ball bearing for flange shaft





Pressing in ball bearing for flange shaft