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Front Final Drive Cover, Transmission Removed






Front Final Drive Cover, Transmission Removed

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Used oil collection and extraction device (V.A.G 1782)

Puller (T10037)

Drift (VW 295)

Removing

Front Final Drive Cover, Removing and Installing with Installed Transmission => Transmission and Drivetrain Transmission and Drivetrain

Observe general repair notes => [ General Repair Information ] General Repair Information.

Rules of cleanliness for working on automatic transmissions => [ Clean Working Conditions ] Clean Working Conditions.

Transmission removed and secured to assembly stand => [ Transmission, Securing to Engine and Transmission Holder ] Transmission, Securing to Engine and Transmission Holder.

- Place old oil collecting and extracting device ( V.A.G 1782) beneath transmission.





- Tightly thread lower support of puller (T10037 ) on front differential cover - arrow -.

To avoid damage to the needle bearings (polygon bearings) or differential during removal, the flange shaft must be removed evenly, parallel and without one sided pressure.

- Remove left flange shaft with Puller (T10037).

- Clamp flange shaft in vise, using jaw protectors.





Flange shaft circlip must always be replaced.

- Press circlip with new circlip - A - out of flanged shaft groove.

CAUTION!
Before removing front final drive cover, ensure that right flange shaft is installed. Otherwise differential can fall out of transmission housing.

- Tighten bolts on front final drive cover - 11 to 1 - in sequence.





CAUTION!
Slowly and carefully remove front final driver cover from transmission housing. Otherwise differential can fall out of transmission.

A differential that has fallen out can no longer be installed. If differential falls out, transmission must be replaced.

Ensure that the differential bearing race and adjustment shims do not fall out of the transmission housing and front final drive cover.

Bearing rings and adjustment shims that have fallen out cannot be relocated with workshop equipment.

- Secure differential - arrow - against falling out.





Installing

- Ensure that magnet - arrow - under plastic cover in front final drive cover is installed.





- Replace O-ring - 1 - in front final drive cover.





- Check cover for secure seating - 2 -.

- Check differential - arrow - for correct seating in transmission.





- Position front final drive cover on transmission housing.





- Replace all bolts on front final drive cover.

- If present, install shield - B - between final drive cover and bolt - 1 -.

The shield - B - should protect the bleeder hole - arrow A - from dirt and water.

Tightening sequence:





CAUTION!
The 3 bolts with spacer washers are inserted in the places marked with the - arrows -.

Only use original bolts

Transmissions, not equipped with spacer washers, only have bolts without a spacer washer installed at the locations marked with - arrows
-.

- Tighten bolts on front final drive cover in 2 stages in sequence shown as follows:

- Stage: Hand-tighten bolts - 1 to 11 - in sequence.

- Stage: Tighten bolts - 1 to 11 - in sequence in several stages to tightening torque.

- Check left flange shaft seal, replace if necessary => [ Left Flange Shaft Seal ] Left Flange Shaft Seal

- Install left flange shaft.

- Fill with gear oil and then check oil level in the front final drive.

CAUTION!
The multitronic 01J transmission requires a different gear oil than shift automatics. Only axle oil for multitronic which can be obtained as a replacement part must be used in front final drive.

Tightening Specifications