Rear Final Drive
Rear Final Drive
Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
• Engine/Transmission Jack (V.A.G 1383 A)
Removing
- Remove the spare wheel, if equipped.
- Remove the spare wheel well or the foam inserts.
- Remove the rubber plugs or the adhesive strips - arrows A - inside the luggage compartment floor.
- Remove the bolts - arrow B -.
- Disconnect the exhaust system from the clamping sleeves - 1 and 2 -.
Danger of causing damage to the decoupling element inside the primary catalytic converter.
• Do not bend the decoupling element more than 10°.
- Tie the catalytic converters to the underbody.
- Remove the crossmember on the underbody - 1 - if present. To do this, remove the nuts - arrows -.
- Remove the exhaust system rear section.
- Remove rear flexible disc. Refer to => [ Rear Flexible Disc ] Rear Flexible Disc.
- Tie driveshaft sideways onto underbody.
- Remove bolts - 1 and 3 - and remove diagonal braces - 2 -.
- Remove the lower bolts on the stabilizer bar clamps - 1 -.
- Remove the bolts - 2 - and remove the crossmember - 3 -.
- Remove the stabilizer bar - arrow -.
- Remove left and right drive axles from rear final drive.
- Position and support the (V.A.G 1383 A) with the (1359/2) and a block of wood - A - under the rear final drive.
- Remove bolt - B -.
- Remove the washer - C -.
- Disconnect the connector - A - on the All Wheel Drive (AWD) control module (J492).
• Ignore - arrows -.
- Remove both of the transmission bleeder hoses - arrows - from the subframe.
- Push the rear final drive - 1 - as far as possible to the right - arrow A - and then upward - arrow B -.
- At the same time guide the left driveshaft - 2 - out of the flange shaft.
- Lower the rear final drive slightly and remove it from the rear subframe carefully with the (V.A.G 1383 A).
- Lower rear final drive past the driveshaft.
- Use the strap - B - to keep the rear final drive - 1 - from falling.
Installing
• For the correct tightening specifications, refer to => [ Rear Final Drive Overview ] Rear Final Drive Overview.
• Secure all hose connections with hose clamps of the same type as those equipped by the factory, refer to the Electronic Parts Catalog (ETKA).
- Make sure the left and right washers - C - are installed on the bonded rubber bushing.
- Position the rear final drive under the vehicle supported by the block of wood - A - and the strap - B -.
- Lift the rear final drive - 1 - while guiding the right drive axle - 3 - into the flange shaft.
- Move the rear final drive as far as possible to the right - arrow A - and then push it upward - arrow B -.
- At the same time guide the left driveshaft - 2 - into the flange shaft.
- Connect the connector - A -.
• Ignore - arrows -.
- Install both of the transmission bleeder hoses - arrows - on the subframe.
- Place the washer - C - with the bevel - arrow - facing upward between the bonded rubber bushing and the subframe.
- Tighten the bolt - B - hand-tight.
- Tighten the left and right upper bolt - arrow B -.
- Seal off both holes in the luggage compartment floor panel - arrows A -.
• Seal the holes - arrows A - with plugs (7L0 899 182).
- Tighten the bolt - arrow -.
Install in reverse order of removal paying attention to the following:
- Install the exhaust system.
- Install the stabilizer bar.
- TT Roadster: Install the crossmember and diagonal brace.
• When replacing rear final drive, check the axle oil and Haldex clutch fluid and add, if necessary. Refer to => [ Rear Final Drive Identification ] Application and ID and => [ Oil Level in the Haldex Clutch, Checking ] Haldex Clutch Oil Level, Checking or Filling.