Center Differential Housing, Transmission Installed

Center Differential Housing, Transmission Installed

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Engine/Transmission Jack (V.A.G 1383 A)

• Transmission Support (3282)

• Oil Collecting and Extracting Device (V.A.G 1782)

• Protective eyewear

Removing

• Transmission installed.


There is a risk of damaging the transmission.

• Do not let the engine run or tow vehicle without gear oil.

• General repair instructions, refer to => [ Repair Information ] Repair Information.

• Clean working conditions for the automatic transmission. Refer to => [ Clean Working Conditions ] Clean Working Conditions.

- Remove the rear noise insulation - 2 -.






Danger of damaging the flex joint in the front muffler.

• Do not bend the decoupling element in the front muffler more than 10°.

- Loosen the bolts - arrows -, slide the sleeve to the rear and tie up the front muffler to the side.





- Remove the bolts - arrows - and remove the driveshaft heat shield (if equipped).





- Remove the driveshaft.


Danger of damaging the transmission fluid pan.

• Never use the transmission fluid pan as a support for the transmission.

- Install the 2 flat mounts - 1 - and - 2 - in the (3282).





- Mount the (3282) on the (V.A.G 1383 A).

- Support the transmission at the bolting surfaces on the transmission fluid with a rubber pad - 3 - as illustrated.

- Lift the transmission slightly using the (V.A.G 1383 A).


There is the risk of an accident.

• The (V.A.G 1383 A) may only be used during assembly and must not sit unsupervised under the vehicle.

- Remove the bolts from the tunnel crossmember - arrows -.





- Remove the nuts - arrow - and the tunnel crossmember.





- Place the (V.A.G 1782) under the transmission.





- Drain the gear oil from the transfer case. Refer to => [ Transfer Case Gear Oil, Draining and Filling ] Transfer Case Gear Oil, Draining and Filling.

- Lower the transmission with the (V.A.G 1383 A) just far enough until the transmission fluid pan is not touching the crossbrace - A -.





- Remove the bolts from the center differential housing in the following sequence: - 6 to 1 -.






Transmission components could be damaged.

• Carefully remove the center differential housing from the transmission toward the rear. Otherwise the center differential could fall out of the transmission.

- Secure the center differential - 1 - so it does not fall out or remove it toward the rear from the input shaft.





Installing

Install in reverse order, paying attention to the following:

• Replace the center differential housing O-ring.

If the center differential - 1 - was removed:

- Position the center differential on the input shaft splines. Rotate the center differential slightly when doing this.

- Make sure the center differential can be turned by hand.

- Install the housing with the output shaft installed and the new O-ring onto the center differential. Rotate the housing slightly if necessary.

- Tighten the center differential housing bolts => [ Center Differential Housing
- Tightening Specification and Sequence ] Final Drive, Differential (0BKA Automatic Transmission).





- Install tunnel crossmember. Refer to => [ Tunnel Crossmember ] Tunnel Crossmember.

- Install the driveshaft.

- Install exhaust system and adjust free of tension.

- Fill gear oil in transfer case. Refer to => [ Transfer Case Gear Oil, Draining and Filling ] Transfer Case Gear Oil, Draining and Filling.