Audi Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Removing and installing rear flange shaft, oil seal and ball bearing for rear flange shaft

Special tools and workshop equipment required

t	Thrust plate -VW 401-

t	Thrust plate -VW 402-

t	Press tool -VW 412-

t	Tube -VW 415 A-

t	Drift sleeve -30 - 100-

t	Tube -2040-

t  Thrust piece -T40165- t  Sealing grease → Electronic parts catalogue

Procedure –  Remove centre differential housing → Chapter. –  Remove circlip -arrow-.

–  Press out flange shaft (position centre differential housing in such a way that the flange shaft does not make contact with thrust plates -VW 401- and -VW 402- when it is pressed out). –  Press out flange shaft with suitable drift.

–  Lever out oil seal -1-.   Note -Item 2- can be disregarded.

–  If necessary, press out ball bearing for flange shaft and spacer sleeve.

–  Press in ball bearing for flange shaft. l  Collar of tube -VW 415 A--arrow- faces press tool -VW 412-. –  Now press in spacer sleeve → Item using tube -VW 415 A-.

–  Lightly oil outer circumference of oil seal and drive in onto stop using thrust piece -T40165-. l  Installation position: open side of oil seal points towards gearbox –  Pack space between sealing lip and dust lip half full with sealing grease; for sealing grease refer to → Electronic parts catalogue.

–  Press in flange shaft. –  Insert flange shaft into centre differential housing from below. –  Place housing with flange shaft on thrust plate -VW 402- under workshop press. –  Press inner bearing race onto flange shaft using drift sleeve -30 - 100-.

–  Fit new circlip -arrow- onto flange shaft. –  Install centre differential housing → Chapter.