Right Flange Shaft Seal

Right Flange Shaft Seal

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Extractor Lever (VW 681)

• Assembly Drift (3382)

• Oil Collecting and Extracting Device (V.A.G 1782 )

• Sealing Grease (G 052 128 A1)

Procedure

• General repair notes. Refer to => [ Repair Information ] Repair Information.

• Observe cleanliness rules when working on automatic transmissions. Refer to => [ Cleanliness Working Conditions ] Cleanliness Working Conditions.

- Loosen the right drive axle bolt - arrow - on the wheel hub with the vehicle still standing on its wheels.





- Remove the right front wheel.

- Remove right drive axle heat shield - arrows -.





• The third bolt is not visible in the illustration.

- Remove the right drive axle - 1 - from the transmission flange shaft.

- Remove flange shaft bolt - arrow - while securing flange shaft against turning with drift.





- Place Used Oil Collection and Extraction Device ( V.A.G 1782) under transmission.

- Pull out right drive flange.

- Remove flange shaft seal.





- Coat outer edge of shaft seal with axle oil.

- Drive in new shaft seal as far as stop without tilting it.





• Installation position: The open side of the shaft seal faces the transmission.

- Fill area between sealing lip and dust lip halfway with Sealing Grease (G 052 128 A1).

- Install right flange shaft.

- Tighten flange shaft bolt - arrow - while securing flange shaft against turning with drift.





- Connect the right drive axle to the flange shaft.

- Mount the right front wheel.

- Oil level in front final drive, checking. Refer to => [ ATF Level In Planetary Gearing, Checking and Correcting ] ATF Level In Planetary Gearing, Checking and Correcting.

Tightening Specifications