Front Final Drive Gear Oil, Checking

Front Final Drive Gear Oil, Checking

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Drip tray (VAG1306)

• Plug insert (3247) (8mm)

Procedure

- Warm up gear oil in front final drive to approx. 60 °C by performing a short road test.

- Drive vehicle onto a 4-column lift or over a work pit.

• The vehicle must be on a level surface.

- Place drip tray (VAG1306) underneath.

- Remove locking screw - arrow -.





• Loosen locking bolt using an angled socket-head wrench, but do not use hex ball socket (3247). For improved accessibility it may be necessary to remove the heat shield and drive axle and to set them aside.

• If hex ball socket (3247) is used for loosening the bolt, it could be destroyed.

- With engine switched off, allow gear oil to drip out for approx. 2 minutes.

Oil level is correct when the front final drive is filled up to lower edge of oil filler hole.

- Let excessive gear oil drain or top up gear oil. Refer to => [ Front Final Drive Gear Oil, Filling ] [1][2]Front Final Drive Gear Oil, Filling.

• Replace locking screw with seal.

- When the oil level is correct, tighten locking bolt using hex ball socket (3247) (8mm socket) to 30 Nm.