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Reverse Shaft Disassembling and Assembling



5 Speed Manual 02J





Special Tools
- VW 454 Press piece
- VW 447 H Press plate
- VW 411 Press tool
- 12-551 Centering mandrel
- VW 401 Press plate
- VW 408 A Press tool

Note: After disassembling, always replace needle roller bearing in clutch housing and reverse shaft support.





1. Clutch housing
2. Needle roller bearing
- Pulling out refer to Fig. 1
- Pressing in refer to Fig. 2
3. Reverse gear
4. Circlip
- Always replace after removing
5. Reverse sliding gear
- Before replacing remove circlip
- Shoulder faces to reverse gear
6. Reverse shaft
- Removing.
7. Needle roller bearing
- Pressing out refer to Fig. 3
- Pressing in refer to Fig. 4
8. Reverse shaft support Removing and installing.





Fig. 1 Pulling needle roller bearing out of clutch housing
A - Counter support, e.g. Kukko 22/1
B - Internal extractor 14.5... 18.5 mm, e.g. Kukko 21/2

Note: The needle bearing is destroyed during removal and must be replaced.





Fig. 2 Pressing needle roller bearing -A- into clutch housing





Fig. 3 Pressing needle roller bearing out of the reverse shaft support





Fig. 4 Pressing needle roller bearing into reverse shaft support