Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Renewing oil seals for flange shafts (rear final drive 0BR) Removing flange shaft oil seal Perform the following steps: Seal, right: –  Remove rear final drive → Chapter. Seal, left: –  Remove drive shaft → Running gear, axles, steering; Rep. gr.42. Continuation for both sides:

–  Bolt plate -A- of extractor -T10037- to flange hand-tight using 2 M8 x 30 bolts -1-. The shoulders -arrows- for greater flange diameters face outwards.

–  Tighten bolts alternately one turn each until flange contacts plate -arrows-, but no further! Do not tighten further!   WARNING Wear protective gloves and hold flange securely.

Drive flange out of final drive by striking the plate -arrow- gently.   Caution To avoid damage to the final drive and the tools, use only a plastic-headed mallet.

–  Lever out flange shaft oil seal using oil seal extractor -VW 681-. Installing flange shaft oil seal

–  Lightly oil new seal around outside circumference and drive in to stop with thrust piece -T10049-, taking care not to cant seal. –  Half-fill space between sealing lip and dust lip with sealing grease -G 052 128 A1-. Renewing retaining rings

–  Clamp flange shaft in vice with protective jaw covers. –  Use new retaining ring -A- to press old retaining ring out of groove in flange shaft. –  Drive in flange shaft using plastic mallet and, if necessary, a drift. –  Install drive shaft → Running gear, axles, steering; Rep. gr.42. –  Install rear final drive → Chapter. –  Checking gear oil level in rear final drive → Chapter.