Torsen Housing: Overview
Torsen Housing
Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
• Thrust plate (VW 401)
• Thrust plate (VW 402)
• Punch (VW 408 A)
• Punch (VW 412)
• Thrust plate (VW 454)
• Thrust plate (VW 554)
• Punch (2005)
• Thrust plate (2050)
• Seal driver-front wheel bearing (30 - 100)
• Torque wrench (VAG 1331)
• Pulling hook (T20143)
• Thrust plate (T40106)
• Adjustment shim (016 311 391 A)
• Thread locking compound (AMV 185 101 A1)
• Sealing grease (G 052 128 A1)
Press off flange shaft (torsen housing with vibration dampener)
- Remove circlip before pressing out flange shaft.
- Position torsen housing so that flange shaft does not come in contact with assembly plate when pressing off - arrows -.
Press off flange shaft (torsen housing without vibration dampener)
- Remove circlip before pressing out flange shaft.
Pressing in flange shaft
- Before pressing in flange shaft, tighten damper.
• If a sealing ring is installed with additional dust lip, refer to => [ Differentiation of sealing rings ] , a flange shaft must be installed with a groove, refer to => [ As of serial number 42987 - Flange shaft with nut and sealing ring with additional dust lip ] Allocate components via the.
- Install securing ring.
As of serial number 42987 - Flange shaft with nut - arrow A - and sealing ring with additional dust lip - arrow B -
• Sealing ring with additional dust lip - arrow B - must be installed in connection with flange shaft with groove - arrow A -.
Pry off sealing ring
Differentiation of sealing rings
A Sealing ring - up to serial number 42986 - without additional dust lip - arrow 1 -.
B Sealing ring - as of serial number 42987 - with additional dust lip - arrow 2 -.
Sealing ring - up to serial number 42986 - installing
A Shim (016 311 391 A ) (1.4 mm thick)
B Seal
- Set shim and seal onto tool as shown.
• Installation position: Open side of sealing ring faces towards torsen housing.
- Lightly oil new sealing ring on outer circumference.
- Drive on new flange shaft sealing ring to stop, when doing so, do not tilt.
- Fill area between sealing lip and dust lip halfway with sealing grease (G 052 128 A1).
- Remove tool and shim.
Sealing ring - as of serial number 42987 - with additional dust lip, installing
• Installation position: Open side of sealing ring faces towards torsen housing.
- Lightly oil new sealing ring on outer circumference.
- Drive on new flange shaft sealing ring to stop, when doing so, do not tilt.
- Fill area between sealing lip and dust lip halfway with sealing grease (G 052 128 A1).
Pressing out ball bearing for flange shaft
Pressing in ball bearing for flange shaft
