Passat L4-1.8L Turbo (AWM) (2004)
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Insert 3298 installation tool and 3139/3 spacers and tighten plastic nuts.
All vehicles
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Undo remaining three bolts on front and rear constant velocity joints.
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Undo retaining nuts (arrows) for intermediate bearing and remove driveshaft, together with installation tool.
Installing
Installation is performed in the reverse order of removal. Note the following:
Always replace the driveshaft mounting bolts.
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Always clean any adhesive residue from tapped holes in flanged shafts for driveshaft of transmission and rear final drive. This can be done using a
tap thread.
The mounting bolts may otherwise break off when they are threaded in.
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Make certain that marks on driveshaft flange (arrow-A-) and transmission/rear final drive (arrow-B-) are in line.
If a new driveshaft is installed and the marks applied in the factory to the flange of the rear final drive are no longer visible, the radial runout of the
flange/driveshaft must be measured and the colored dot on the driveshaft aligned with the new mark on the flange/driveshaft.
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Replace driveshaft seals on transmission flange and/or rear final drive flange (remove protective film and stick seal in position).
Vehicles with tapped holes in front of rear final drive
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Thread M10 x 100 screw -3- into rear final drive.
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To tighten screws -1-, hold front and rear of driveshaft with a spanner -2- to keep shaft steady.
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Screw driveshaft intermediate bearing tight.