Removing and Installing

Differential, Removing And Installing

Note: The differential can be removed and installed while the transmission remains installed in the vehicle.





1. Transmission housing
2. Oil seal
3. Circlip
^ Removing and installing; see Fig. 1
4. Spacer ring
^ Only for flange shafts that have a spline diameter of 30 mm
^ Removing; see Fig. 2
^ Installing; see Fig. 3
5. Flange shaft
^ Removing and installing; Carrier Pinion Shaft
^ Flange shaft assembly; see Fig. 4
6. Differential
^ Disassembling and assembling; Disassembling and Assembling
7. Cover
8. Torx(R) screw
^ 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.)
9. Speedometer drive gear
^ Removing and installing; Speedometer Gear, M/T





Fig. 1 Removing and installing circlip
- Clamp flange shaft in vise using protective jaw covers.
- Press old circlip out of groove in drive flange shaft using new circlip -A-.





Fig. 2 Removing spacer ring
A - Internal extractor, e.g. Kukko 21/3, 18.5 - 23.5 mm
If the spacer ring is tight pull out using tool VW 771.





Fig. 3 Installing spacer ring
- Drive new spacer ring in onto stop.





Fig. 4 Flange shaft assembly
1. Flange shaft
2. Needle bearing (polygon bearing)
3. Spacer ring
4. Spacer ring - additionally installed for splice diameter of 30 mm
5. Circlip

Note: With the flange shaft removed the needle bearing (polygon bearing) does not move freely (tight). This does not mean that the bearing is defective.