Audi Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

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

Special tools and workshop equipment required

t	Thrust plate -VW 401-

t	Thrust plate -VW 402-

t	Press tool -VW 412-

t	Drift sleeve -30 - 100-

t	Tube -2040-

t	Assembly tool -T40238-

t	Sealing grease → Electronic parts catalogue

Procedure –  Remove centre differential housing → Chapter. –  Remove circlip -arrow A-. –  Additionally remove circlip -arrow B- if ball bearing is also being removed.

Rear splined shaft without vibration damper: –  Pry off dust ring -1-.   Note The dust ring cannot be removed without being damaged.

–  Press out rear splined shaft (position centre differential housing in such a way that the shaft does not make contact with thrust plates -VW 401- and -VW 402- when it is pressed out). Rear splined shaft with vibration damper: –  Press out rear splined shaft (position centre differential housing in such a way that the vibration damper does not make contact with thrust plates -VW 401- and -VW 402- when the shaft is pressed out).

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

–  If necessary, press out ball bearing for rear splined shaft.

–  Press in ball bearing for rear splined shaft. l  Collar of tube -VW 415 A--arrow- faces press tool -VW 412-.

–  Lightly oil outer circumference of oil seal and drive in onto stop using assembly tool -T40238-. 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 rear splined shaft into centre differential housing as follows: –  If originally fitted, secure vibration damper to centre differential housing. Tightening torque → Chapter „Exploded view - centre differential housing“ –  Insert rear splined shaft into centre differential housing from below. –  Place housing with rear splined shaft on thrust plate -VW 402- under workshop press. –  Position drift sleeve -30 - 100- on inner race of ball bearing. –  Press in rear splined shaft.

–  Fit new circlips -arrow A- for rear splined shaft and -arrow B- for ball bearing.

Rear splined shaft without vibration damper: –  Clip on new dust ring -1-. Both versions: –  Install centre differential housing → Chapter.