SEAT Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Procedure: l  Gearbox must be installed. –  Remove front left-hand wheel. –  Remove central noise insulation -Fasteners 1 ... 3-. –  Unbolt the drive shaft from the gearbox flange. –  Remove left noise insulation → Bodywork, exterior fitting work; Rep. Gr.66.   WARNING To loosen the collar bolts on the wheel drive shaft, the wheel bearing must not have any pressure on it (the vehicle must be lifted off its wheels) –  Remove the left hand side drive shaft → Running gear, axles, steering; Rep. Gr.40.

–  Have a second mechanic apply the footbrake.

–  Fit tray -T20173- beneath gearbox. –  Unscrew the bolt securing the left flanged shaft using the spanner -T20203-; to do this, screw two bolts into the flange and immobilise the shaft with a lever. –  Pull out the flanged shaft.

–  Extract the flanged shaft seal using the extractor -T20143/1-.

–  Lightly lubricate outer edge of new seal.

–  Fill space between sealing lip and dustcap -arrow-, halfway, with sealing grease → Parts catalogue. –  Fit the new seal until it reaches the limit without leaning it on the tube element -T10088-. –  Press the flanged shaft against the gearbox housing and screw it in. Rest of installation is carried out in the reverse sequence, observing the following: –  Fit the left hand side drive shaft → Running gear, axles, steering; Rep. Gr.40. –  Add gear oil to the manual gearbox and check the oil level . Torque settings

Component		Nm
Flanged shaft to differential		25