Audi Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Renewing oil seal for flange shaft (left-side) Special tools and workshop equipment required

t  Drift -VW 295-

t  Puller -T10037-

t  Thrust piece -T10387- t  Sealing grease -G 052 128 A1- t  Drip tray Procedure l  Gearbox is installed Observe general repair instructions → Chapter. –  Remove front left wheel.

–  Loosen bolts/quick-release fasteners -1- and -2- and remove front noise insulation -A-. –  If fitted, loosen quick-release fasteners -3- and remove rear noise insulation -B-.

–  If fitted, remove noise insulation -arrows- in wheel housing (left-side).

–  If fitted, remove heat shield -arrows- for drive shaft (left-side). –  Detach drive shaft -1- from flange shaft and tie as far as possible to front, taking care not to damage surface protection. –  Place drip tray in position.

–  Remove flange shaft (left-side); to do so, secure puller -T10037- to cover for final drive -arrow-.

–  Lever out flange shaft oil seal using a suitable lever.

–  Lightly oil outer circumference of new oil seal. –  Drive in new flange shaft oil seal using thrust piece -T10387- until thrust piece reaches stop; keep seal straight when installing.   Note t  Driving-in depth (standard): 5.5 mm beneath surface of cover t  When carrying out a repair, the oil seal is driven in to a depth of 6.5 mm using thrust piece -T10387-, so that the new seal does not bear on the same contact surface on the used flange shaft. –  Pack space between sealing lip and dust lip half-full with sealing grease -G 052 128 A1-.   Note

t  Inspect for visible signs of damage to polygon bearings -2- (such as cracking in outer race). t  If the polygon bearings -2- do not run smoothly with the flange shaft removed, this does not necessarily indicate that the bearings are defective. A test for noisy bearings can only be performed with the bearings installed. t  The polygon bearings can only be renewed together with the flange shaft. t  Always renew circlip for flange shaft -5-.

–  Clamp flange shaft in vice, using jaw protectors. Use new circlip -A- to press old circlip out of groove in flange shaft. –  Knock flange shaft in with drift -VW 295-. –  Attach drive shaft to flange shaft → Rep. Gr.40. –  If applicable, bolt on heat shield for drive shaft (left-side). –  Fill up oil in gearbox and check oil level → Chapter. –  Install noise insulation. Tightening torque

Component		Nm
Heat shield above drive shaft to gearbox		23