Input Shaft Grooved Ball Bearing, With Transmission Removed

Input Shaft Grooved Ball Bearing, with Transmission Removed

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Driving sleeve (32 - 109)

• Taper roller bearing puller (VAG 1582)

• Attachment (VAG 1582/12)

Removing

- Loosen bolt - 1 - and remove leaf spring - 2 -.





- Remove clutch release lever - 3 - with release bearing.

- Remove bolts - arrows - and securing plate - 1 -.





- Pull a thin insulating hose or heat-shrinkable hose over input shaft splines.

- Pull guide sleeve - 2 - out of transmission housing.

- Remove intermediate piece - 3 - from transmission housing.

- Pry out O-ring - arrow - with a small screwdriver.





- Circlip - arrow - in front of grooved ball bearing of input shaft must then be removed.





- Remove input shaft grooved ball bearing from transmission housing.





- Then slide new grooved ball bearing on input shaft.

Installing

Closed side of cage for balls points toward transmission housing.

- Drive grooved ball bearing in transmission housing to stop.





- Circlip - arrow - in front of grooved ball bearing of input shaft must then be installed.





- Coat new O-ring - arrow - with transmission fluid before installing in surrounding groove in transmission housing.





- Fill space between sealing lip and dust lip on sealing ring in guide sleeve halfway with grease (G 052 128 A1 ).

- Lightly lubricate outer circumference of guide sleeve.

- Slide guide sleeve - 2 - over input shaft in transmission housing.





- Remove insulating hose or heat-shrinkable hose.

- Attach securing plate - 1 -.

- Clean bolt threads - arrows - with a wire brush. Then insert screws with locking compound (AMV 185 101 A1 ) and tighten to 24 Nm.

- Insert intermediate piece - 3 - in transmission housing.

- You must lightly coat contact surface of clutch slave cylinder plunger with copper paste before installing clutch release lever - 3 -.





- Install clutch release lever with release bearing.

- Clean bolt threads - 1 - with a wire brush.

- Place leaf spring - 2 - on bolts - 1 -.

- Then insert bolts - 1 - with locking compound (AMV 185 101 A1) and tighten to 24 Nm.