Audi Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Special tools, testers and other items required

• ◆ Drip tray V.A.G 1306

• ◆ Fitting mandrel VW 195

• ◆ Pressing-out lever VW 681

Removing

• ● Gearbox fitted

Notes:

• ◆ Fig. shows removal and installation of left oil seal.
• ◆ Procedure is identical for left and right oil seal.

• ‒ Unscrew heat shield.
• ‒ Disconnect drive shaft.
• ‒ Place drip tray in position.
• ‒ Remove flange shaft (hold shaft in position with mandrel to stop it turning).
• ‒ → Use pressing-out lever VW 681 to extract oil seal.

Installing

• ‒ Lightly lubricate outer periphery of new oil seal.
• ‒ Fill space between sealing lip and dust lip with sealing grease
  G 052 128 A1.
• ‒ → Drive in flange shaft oil seal.
• ‒ Standard press-in depth 5.5 mm
• ‒ Service press-in depth 6.5 mm if using old flange shaft.
• ‒ Install flange shaft.
• ‒ Attach drive shaft to flange shaft.

=> Running Gear, Front-wheel Drive and Four-wheel Drive; Repair Group 40; Removing and installing drive shaft

• ‒ Top up gear oil in manual gearbox and check oil level .

Tightening torques

    1)    90°corresponds to quarter turn