SEAT Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Topping up gear oil in bevel box –  If required, fill the oil for the pair of bevelled gears; Spare part number → Spare Spare parts catalogue. Prerequisite: l  Vehicle level. –  To top up oil, use filler device -VAS 6291-.

–  Route the hose of the filling device -VAS 6291- to the outside behind the drive shaft to the right and through the wheel housing moulding.   Note

Cover area beneath oil filler plug -arrow- with a cloth. –  Remove oil filler plug -arrow- in bevel box.

–  Screw in adapter -VAS 6291/2--A- to stop.

–  You can use a standard commercially available 5 mm socket attachment for this purpose.

–  Insert the elbow -B- into the adapter -A-. l  Hose must not sag.

–  Ensure that valve -arrow- is closed. –  Connect the oil reservoir -A- to the filling device -VAS 6291-. –  Open the valve -arrow- and hold oil reservoir as shown in illustration. The bevel box will now be filled.   Note t  If bevel box has been properly filled, oil will have run out at adapter -A-.

t  If oil has still not run out, oil still has to be added. –  If oil has run out at the adapter -A- then the oil container has to be positioned so that excess oil can run back into the container.

–  When no more oil flows back, remove filler device by pushing detent in -direction of arrow-. –  Unscrew adapter -VAS 6291/2-. –  Screw in the »old« oil fill screw and tighten slightly. –  Start engine, engage a gear and allow gearbox to turn for approx. 2 minutes. –  Stop engine and unscrew oil filler plug. –  Check the oil level and, when applicable, top up with axle oil until the bottom edge of the filling bore.

–  Install new oil filler plug -arrow- and tighten to 15 Nm. If oil should get on bevel box, carefully remove it. –  Install the centre noise insulation → Exterior body installation work; Rep. gr.50.