Audi Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Renewing oil seal for flange shaft (right-side) and bearing “J”

Special tools and workshop equipment required

t	Thrust plate -VW 401-

t	Thrust plate -VW 402-

t	Press tool -VW 407-

t	Press tool -VW 412-

t	Oil seal extractor lever -VW 681-

t	Tube -32 - 109-

t  Tube -2040-

t  Thrust piece -T10387-

Procedure –  Remove flange shaft (right-side) → multitronic 01J, front-wheel drive; Rep. Gr.39, → multitronic 0AN, front-wheel drive; Rep. Gr.39. –  Remove circlip -arrow A- for ball bearing.

Removing oil seal –  Press flange shaft out of bearing bracket for flange shaft, as shown in illustration. –  Pull flange shaft oil seal out of bearing bracket using oil seal extractor lever -VW 681-.

Removing bearing “J” (ball bearing for right flange shaft) –  Press ball bearing out of bearing bracket.

Installing bearing “J” (ball bearing for right flange shaft) –  Press new ball bearing into bearing bracket.

Installing oil seal –  Lightly lubricate outer circumference and sealing lip of oil seal with gear oil. l  Installation position: open side of oil seal points towards gearbox   Note Take care to keep the oil seal straight when driving in. –  Use the thrust piece -T10387- to evenly drive in the new oil seal for the right flange shaft as far as the thrust piece will go.   Note t  Standard driving-in depth: 5.5 mm beneath the surface of the cover t  Repair driving-in depth 6.5 mm (when using the thrust piece -T10387-) so that the new oil seal does not provide a seal on the old contact surface of the old flange shaft.

–  Press bearing bracket with ball bearing onto flange shaft.

–  Insert circlip -arrow A-. –  Install flange shaft (right-side) → multitronic 01J, front-wheel drive; Rep. Gr.39, → multitronic 0AN, front-wheel drive; Rep. Gr.39. –  Check gear oil in front final drive → multitronic 01J, front-wheel drive; Rep. Gr.39, → multitronic 0AN, front-wheel drive; Rep. Gr.39.