SEAT Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Removal of bevel gear; vehicles with petrol engine Consult the equivalence table for tools and equipment according to applicability among Seat / VW / Audi / Skoda → Chapter. Special tools and workshop equipment required

t  Torque wrench kit -SAT 8010-, see equivalent → Anchor

t  "1/4" threading die mount" -T20203A-, see equivalent → Anchor –  Remove the air filter housing → Rep. gr.24. –  Raise the vehicle. –  Remove centre sound insulation → Bodywork, exterior installation work; Rep. gr.50. –  Remove the right half shaft → Running gear, axles, steering; Rep. gr.40

–  Unbolt the exhaust system bracket -arrows-.

–  Remove front crosspiece from vehicle underbody -arrows-. –  Remove the front section of the cardan shaft → Final drive 0AV; Rep. gr.39.

–  Remove pendulum support from gearbox.   Note

Slackening off securing bolts for pendulum support causes engine/gearbox assembly to swing forwards slightly (towards front end). Make sure that the seal -arrow- in the flange of the propshaft is not damaged when removing and installing.

–  Unscrew the heat protection plate for the right cardan shaft from the anchorage on the bevel gear -arrow-.

–  Unscrew the bolts holding the gearbox to the engine and the pair of bevelled gears -arrows 1 and 2-. –  Remove the gearbox carrier .

–  Draining the oil from the bevel box -A-. –  Remove the flange -arrow- and seal on the right side → Chapter.

–  Unscrew the bottom bolts -arrows- for fixing the bevel gear to the gearbox. –  Unscrew the top bolts for fixing the bevel gear to the gearbox.

A heat shield -arrow A- is installed on top of bevel box in some vehicles. The bolt -arrow B- can be reached from the lower side of the heat protection plate. The bolt -arrow C- can be reached from the upper side of the heat protection plate. –  Carefully remove the bevel gear from the gearbox and secure against falling down. –  Take out bevel box. –  When the bevel gear has to be replaced, a check should be made if the heat protection plate -A- has been removed.