Planet Carrier, Adjustments
Planet carrier, adjustments, 01M, 4 Spd. A/T
Special tools and equipment required:
^ VW 309 Holding plate
^ VW 313 Support clamp
^ VW 353 Transmission support
^ VW 382 Measuring device
^ Dial indicator
Overview of components to adjust planet carrier
Note: When adjusting planet carrier install components in transmission housing without shim (item -17-).
1 - Input gear
^ Do not remove to adjust planet carrier
^ Removing and installing input gear or axial needle bearing for planet carrier
2 - Axial needle bearing washer
^ Insert smooth side in input gear
3 - Axial needle bearing
4 - Axial needle bearing washer
5 - O-ring
^ Insert into planet carrier go to Assembling planet carrier
6 - Planet carrier
7 - Transmission housing
^ With input gear and axial needle bearing
^ Axial needle bearing remains in input gear
^ If axial needle bearing is damaged go to Removing and installing input gear
8 - Washer
9 - Axial needle bearing
10 - Large sun gear
11 - Washer
^ Insert into large sun gear go to Assembling planetary gearbox
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
^ 30 Nm
Determining shim -A-
- Install all components (items -2- to -16-) to adjust planet carrier into transmission housing.
- Insert screwdriver through hole of large sun gear to loosen and tighten bolt for small input shaft.
- Install small input shaft bolt -1- with washer -2- but without shim.
Tightening torque: 30 Nm.
- Mount dial indicator in VW 382/7.
- Set up dial indicator so that top of indicator is positioned on bolt head center with 1 mm preload.
- Zero dial indicator.
- Move small input shaft up and take reading.
Example reading: 2.00 mm
- Determine thickness of shim using table and find Part No. in parts catalog.
Table of shims
Example:
Measured value 2.00 mm
Insert 1.7 mm thick 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.
- Perform planet carrier check measurement.
Planet carrier check measurement
- Insert dial indicator in VW 382/7 and place tip on bolt of small input shaft.
- Move small input shaft up and down and take reading of play on dial indicator gauge.
^ Play:
^ minimum = 0.23 mm
^ maximum = 0.37 mm
Note: If the planet carrier has been adjusted with the reverse gear brake -B1- and the freewheel removed then before installing the planet carrier install reverse gear brake -B1-, go to Assembling planetary gearbox.