Rear Final Drive 0AR (02XA,0A3A,09EA,09LA Transmission)

General Repair Information

The maximum possible care, cleanliness and proper tools are essential to ensure satisfactory and successful transmission repairs. The usual basic safety precautions also apply when carrying out vehicle repairs.



Vehicle Lift Mode, Vehicles with Air Spring Suspension

Before raising a vehicle with air spring suspension on a 2-pillar lifting platform (wheels off the ground), first activate the vehicle jack.



Rear Final Drive Components:



Rear Final Drive

• Allocate bolts and other components according to the Final Drive.

• When replacing rear final drive, check and if necessary, correct oil level in final drive => [ Rear Final Drive Axle Oil, Checking ] Rear Final Drive 0AR (02XA,0A3A,09EA,09LA Transmission).

• Capacities and specification - Audi A4 2002 >, Cabriolet 2003 >=> [ Code Letters, Allocation, Ratios, and Capacities ] Rear Final Drive 0AR (02XA,0A3A,09EA,09LA Transmission), Audi A6 2005 > => [ Code Letters, Allocation, Ratios, and Capacities ] Rear Final Drive 0AR (02XA,0A3A,09EA,09LA Transmission), Audi A8 2004 > => [ Code Letters, Allocation, Ratios, and Capacities ] Rear Final Drive 0AR (02XA,0A3A,09EA,09LA Transmission)

• Clean contact surfaces when repairing mounting brackets and waxed components. Contact surfaces must be completely free of oil and grease.

• Thoroughly clean all connections and surrounding area before disconnecting.

O-rings, gaskets, seals

• Always replace O-rings, gaskets and seals.

• After removing gaskets and seals, always inspect the contact surfaces at housing or shaft for burrs resulting from removal, or for other signs of damage.

• Thoroughly clean housing joint surfaces before assembling.

• Before installing, lightly oil outer circumference of radial-shaft seals and fill gap between sealing lips - arrow - half way with sealing grease (G 052 128 A1).





• The open side of the gaskets points toward the fluid to be sealed in.

• Lightly lubricate O-rings before installing, this prevents the rings from being pinched when inserting.

• Check transmission oil level after replacing gaskets and seals => [ Rear Final Drive Axle Oil, Checking ] Rear Final Drive 0AR (02XA,0A3A,09EA,09LA Transmission).

Securing rings

• Do not over-stretch circlips.

• Always replace damaged or over-stretched circlips.

• Securing rings must be fully seated in groove.

• Replace roll pins. Installation position: Slot - A - is longitudinal to line of force - arrow -.





Nuts, bolts

• Loosen and tighten bolts or nuts for securing covers and housings in diagonal sequence.

• Do not cant, rather loosen and tighten especially sensitive parts in diagonal manner in stages.

• The tightening torques stated apply to non-oiled nuts and bolts.

• Always replace self-locking nuts and bolts.

• Using a wire brush, clean threads of bolts (replace outer driveshaft bolts) which are secured with locking compound. Then insert bolts with locking fluid (AMV 185 101 A1).

• Threaded bores into which self-locking bolts or bolts with locking compound were threaded in, must be cleaned (e.g. using threaded tap). Otherwise there is the danger that the bolts may shear when removed again.