Planet Carrier

ADJUSTING PLANET CARRIER 096 TRANSMISSION








Overview of components to adjust planet carrier


- When adjusting planet carrier install components in transmission housing without shim -17-.


1 - Transmission housing

- With input gear and axial needle bearing
- Axial needle bearing remains in input gear
- Damaged axial needle bearing


2 - Axial needle bearing washer

- Insert smooth side in input gear

3 - Axial needle bearing

4 - Axial needle bearing washer

5 - 0-ring

- Insert into planet carrier

6 - Planet carrier

7 - Small sun gear

- Cannot be removed from planet carrier in transmissions from 01-1993

8 - Washer

9 - Axial needle bearing

10 - Large sun gear

11 - Washer

- Insert into large sun gear.

12 - Axial needle bearing

13 - Large drive shaft

14 - Axial needle bearing

15 - Needle bearing

16 - Small drive shaft

17 - Shim

- Do not install in planet carrier when adjusting

18 - Washer

19 - Small drive shaft bolt

- Tightening torque: 30 Nm (22 ft lb)







Determining shim -A-

- Install all components (items -2- through -16-) to adjust planet carrier in transmission housing.







- Insert screwdriver through hole of large drive shaft and large sun gear to loosen and tighten bolt for small drive shaft.








- Install small input shaft bolt -1- with washer -2-, but without shim.
- Tightening torque: 30 Nm (22 ft lb)









- Set up dial indicator so that top of gauge is positioned on center of bolt head with 1 mm preload.

- Zero dial gauge.

- Move small input shaft up and take measurement.

Example: measurement = 2.00 mm

- Specify thickness of shim according to table.












Example:

Measurement 2.00 mm:

- Insert 1.7 mm shim.

- Remove small input shaft bolt

- Insert correct shim -3 on small Input shaft -arrow

- Tighten small input shaft bolt -1- with washer -2-

- Tightening torque: 30 Nm (27 ft lb)

- Carry out planet carrier check measurement







Planet carrier check measurement


- Insert dial indicator in VW 382/7 measuring bar and place the tip on the small input shaft bolt.

- Move small input shaft up and down and measure axial play on dial indicator.

Specifications:
- min. = 0.23 mm (0.0091 in.)
- max. = 0.37 mm (0.0146 in.)


Note:
If the planet carrier has been adjusted with reverse gear brake -B1 and free wheel removed, then install reverse gear brake -B1- before installing planet carrier