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Bearing Housing






Bearing Housing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Thrust plate (VW 402)

Press tool (VW 408 A)

Thrust disc (VW 412)

Thrust tube (VW 454)

Installing sleeve (VW 455)

Tube 42 mm dia. (VW 516)

Guide pin (10 - 15)

Thrust pad (3074)

Internal puller (Kukko 21/2)

Counter-support (Kukko 22/1)

Drift (T40085)

Driving outer race for needle roller bearing out of bearing housing





- Clamp bearing housing in vise, using jaw protectors - C -.

- Drive out outer race - A - using drift - B - by alternately applying drift to bearing housing recesses located opposite to each other - arrow -.

Pressing outer race for needle roller bearing into bearing housing until limit stop





Pulling front ball sleeve out of reverse gear selector rod





A Counter-support, e.g. (Kukko 22/1)
B Internal puller 14.5 to 18.5 mm, e.g. (Kukko 21/2)

Pressing front ball sleeve into reverse gear selector rod until limit stop.





Install ball sleeve - arrow - so that side with lettering (thicker metal) faces guide pin (10 - 15).

Pulling out rear ball sleeve for reverse gear selector rod





- Clamp actuating arm of selector rod in vise, using jaw protectors - C -.

- Install thrust tube (VW 454) and installing sleeve (VW 455) onto selector rod.

A Counter-support, e.g. (Kukko 22/1)
B Internal puller 14.5... 18.5 mm, e.g. (Kukko 21/2)

Pressing in rear ball sleeve - A - for reverse gear selector rod





Driving in ball sleeve for selector rod for 3rd and 4th gear





Install ball sleeve so that side with lettering (thicker metal) faces guide pin (10 - 15).

Dimension for pressing in - a - = 2.5 mm

Removing and installing locking bushing for selector rod





Remove relevant selector rod (for 3rd and 4th gear or for 5th and 6th gear).

Bolt bearing housing - B - with transmission cover - A - onto transmission housing prior to driving out and driving in the locking bushings - C -.

- Drive out old locking bushing inward into bearing housing.

- Drive in new locking bushing until flush.