SEAT Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

(Gearbox installed)

• ‒ Observe general repair instructions
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Removing

To renew the left or right-hand drive shaft oil seals the relevant drive shaft must be removed as follows:

• ‒ → With the vehicle resting on its wheels loosen left-hand wheel hub/drive shaft bolt and left and right-hand wheel securing bolts.
• ‒ Remove wheel

Loosen/remove left or right-hand wheel mounting as follows:

• ‒ → Press track rod off steering arm.

•     1 -    Hooks (commercially available) e.g. Kukko No. 1-90
•     2 -    Puller (commercial available) e.g. Kukko No. 20-10

• ‒ Tie track rod up.

• ‒ → Separate bolted connection for wheel bearing housing/lower swivel joint.

• ‒ → Remove coupling link -1- on shock absorber.
• ‒ Remove brake hose and, if fitted, the ABS sensor cable from bracket on shock absorber.
• ‒ Remove insulation tray below engine/gearbox, if fitted.

• ‒ Place drip tray underneath.

When replacing left-hand oil seal:

• ‒ → Lever left-hand drive shaft out from gearbox and pull out from wheel hub.

When replacing right-hand oil seal:

• ‒ Pull right-hand drive shaft out from centre bearing by tugging outwards on wheel mounting.
• ‒ Tie-up drive shaft as high as possible. Do not damage paint on drive shaft.

Vehicles up to January 97

• ‒ → Unbolt centre bearing (arrows -A-) from mounting on engine block and pull shaft out from gearbox or lever out if necessary.
• ‒ Unbolt bracket (arrow -B-) from engine block.

Vehicles from January 97

• ‒ → Unbolt axle shaft bearing (arrows) and pull axle shaft out of gearbox.

• ‒ → Remove engine/gearbox support -arrows 1 to 3-.

Continuation for all vehicles

• ‒ → Pull seal out.

A - Internal puller, 36 - 48 mm e.g. Kukko 21/6

B - Counter support, e.g. Kukko 22/2

Note:

The left and right seals can be pulled out with the same tool.

Installing

• ‒ → Drive new seal in onto stop, when doing this do not cant seal.

Note:

The left and right seals can be pressed in with the same tool.

• ‒ Fill space between sealing lip and dust lip with multi-purpose grease.
• ‒ On vehicles from January 97, tighten support in ascending order => Tightening torques Page .
• ‒ Press left-hand differential drive shaft or right-hand axle drive shaft in with a new securing clip or drive in carefully with a synthetic head hammer.

• ‒ Top gearbox oil up to lower edge of filler hole.

Gear oil specification => Page 00-2

Tightening torques

Vehicles up to January 97

Vehicles from January 97

→ Support to engine/gearbox

• ‒ First tighten bolts -arrows1 to 3- in ascending order hand tight, then tighten to tightening torque.

→ Axle shaft bearing to support