Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

• ‒ Observe general repair instructions
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→ Seal dimensions

Removing

• ◆ Before replacing left-hand oil seal:

• ‒ Remove drive shaft

=> Running gear; Repair group 40

• ◆ Before replacing right-hand oil seal:

• ‒ Turn steering to right onto full lock stop.
• ‒ Remove drive shaft protective cover from engine.
• ‒ Disconnect drive shaft from flanged shaft.

• ‒ Tie-up drive shaft as high as possible. Do not damage paint on drive shaft.
• ‒ → Place a chisel or distance piece -A- under the flange shaft and pull flange shaft out of the sun wheels by turning bolt -B-.

Note:

If when removing the flange shaft it does not come out square, insert a bolt in the opposite hole to assist removal.

• ‒ → Always renew flange shaft circlip.
• ‒ Clamp flange shaft in vice, using vice clamps. Use new circlip -A- to press old circlip out of groove in flange shaft.
• ‒ Pull out flange shaft oil seal with VW 681.

Installing

• ‒ → Knock new flange shaft oil seal in flush, do not cant seal when doing this.
• ‒ Fill space between sealing and dust lips with multi-purpose grease.
• ‒ Knock flange shaft in with drift VW 295.
• ‒ Install left-hand drive shaft or reconnect right-hand drive shaft to flange shaft.
• ‒ Bolt on drive shaft protective cover if required.
• ‒ Top up gearbox oil => Page 34-51

Tightening torques