Drive Pinion, Removing and Installing

4 Speed Automatic 01M

Drive pinion, removing and installing
Special tools and equipment





- VW 295 Drift
- VW 402 Thrust plate
- VW 408 A Press tool
- VW 432 Press piece
- VW 447 i Thrust plate
- VW 454 Press piece





- VW 510 Press piece
- VW 516 Tube
- 30-204 Installing ring
- 30-555 Thrust piece
- 32-109 Tube
- 40-203/ 1 Tube, split





- 3155 Ring nut spanner
- 3183 A Castellated box spanner
- 3274 Adapter
- V.A.G 1582 Tapered roller bearing puller
- V.A.G 1582/4 Grip
- Kukko 20-10 Puller
- V/172 Removal hook

Note: To remove the drive pinion, the selector shaft must be removed after taking out the parking lock, disassembling and assembling parking lock.





1. Drive pinion
- Number of teeth
- Adjusting
- Removing see Fig. 8
2. Transmission housing
3. Screw, 12 Nm
- Remove screw before removing or installing bearing supporting ring-item 13
- Insert with sealing agent AKD 456 000 01
4. Hex nut, 250 Nm
- Engage parking lock to remove or install
- Secure with drift
5. Output gear
- Number of teeth
- Pulling off see Fig. 1
- If signs of damage exist, always replace input gear and output gear together
6. Tapered roller bearing inner race
- Pulling off see Fig. 2
- Pressing on see Fig. 3
7. Tapered roller bearing outer race
- Drive out with drift
- Pressing in see Fig. 4
8. ATF oil deflector
- Install together with bearing cap (item 10)
9. Bolt, 25 Nm
10. Bearing cap
11. Shim
- Determining thickness, Adjusting drive pinion
12. Parking lock gear
- Rounded side faces teeth of drive pinion
13. Bearing supporting ring, 200 Nm
- Remove screw -item 3 - before removing or installing bearing supporting ring.
- Removing or installing see Fig. 5
- Bearing supporting ring cannot be unscrewed until selector shaft has been removed, Disassembling and assembling parking lock
- Insert bearing supporting ring carefully. Sealing lip and spring must not be damaged.
- Supporting ring with seal see Fig. 6
14. O-ring
- Always replace
- Place onto bearing supporting ring-item 13
15. Oil seal for drive pinion
- Remove with screwdriver
- Installation position see Fig. 6
- Driving in see Fig. 7
16. Tapered roller bearing outer race
- Driving in see Fig. 9
17. Tapered roller bearing inner race
- Drive off with drift
- Pressing on see Fig. 10





Fig. 1 Pulling off output gear
A - Kukko 20-10 and Matra V 172 pulling hooks.





Fig. 2 Pulling off tapered roller bearing inner race
- Place press piece onto collar of output gear.





Fig. 3 Pressing on tapered roller bearing inner race





Fig. 4 Pressing in tapered roller bearing outer race





Fig. 5 Removing and installing bearing supporting ring
- Remove locking bolt.
A - Torque wrench
- Tighten bearing supporting ring to 200 Nm and secure with locking screw. Insert screw with AKD 456 000 01.





Fig. 6 Bearing supporting ring with seal for drive pinion
Installation position of seal:
Open side (arrow) faces tapered roller bearing outer race





Fig. 7 Driving in drive pinion oil seal
- Insert oil seal so that sealing lip faces special tool 30-204.





Fig. 8 Removing drive pinion
A - Ring spanner 32 mm





Fig. 9 Driving in tapered roller bearing outer race
- Insert drive pinion with tapered roller bearing inner race, then drive in outer race.





Fig. 10 Pressing on tapered roller bearing inner race