SEAT Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Special tools and workshop equipment required

• ◆ VW 194 Fitting sleeve
• ◆ VW 421 Tube
• ◆ VW 771 Multi-purpose tool
• ◆ 3319 Thrust piece
• ◆ V.A.G 1331 Torque wrench
• ◆ V.A.G 1332 Torque wrench

• ‒ → Remove hexagon bolt (arrow) for drive shaft/wheel hub.
• ‒ Loosen wheel bolts.
• ‒ Raise vehicle.
• ‒ Remove noise insulation tray.

• ‒ Unbolt drive shaft from flange shaft/drive flange.
• ‒ Remove wheel.
• ‒ → Unbolt -arrow- wheel bearing housing/lower swivel joint bolted connection.
• ‒ Unbolt coupling link lower connection from anti-roll bar and fold upwards.
• ‒ Press drive shaft out of wheel bearing housing.
• ‒ Remove drive shaft.

• ‒ → Remove flange shaft using VW 771 and VW 421.

• ‒ Always renew flange shaft circlip.

• ‒ → Clamp flange shaft in vice using protective vice clamps.
• ‒ Press circlip out of flange shaft groove using a new circlip -A-.

• ‒ → Remove cover.
• ‒ Lever seal out.

• ‒ → Drive in oil seal for flange shaft as far as stop.
• ‒ Fill space between sealing lip and dust lip with multi-purpose grease.

• ‒ → Drive out seal through cut-out with a drift.

Installation position of seal:

• ‒ Insert oil seal so that open side faces special tool.

• ‒ → Drive bevel gear input shaft oil seal into cover as far as stop with 3319.
• ‒ Fill space between sealing lip and dust lip with multi-purpose grease.
• ‒ Renew O-ring (arrow) on cover.
• ‒ Install cover with new O-ring.
• ‒ Install flange shaft.
• ‒ Install drive shaft.

• ‒ → Bolt -arrow- wheel bearing housing/lower swivel joint bolted connection together.
• ‒ Fit wheel.
• ‒ With gearbox installed, check final drive oil level .
• ‒ Install noise insulation tray.

Tightening torques: