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Servicing bevel gear/input shaft bearings > < Servicing shaft bevel gear bearings

Golf Mk3

5-Speed manual gearbox 02C four wheel drive
Dismantling and assembling rear final drive
Pressing bevel gear off and on input shaft

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items

  • ◆ Adapter VW 295 a
  • ◆ Press plate VW 401
  • ◆ Press plate VW 402
  • ◆ Press tool VW 411
  • ◆ Thrust piece VW 472/1
  • ◆ Tube VW 519
  • ◆ Tube 40-203/1
 
V39-1072

Rear axle housing has been removed from bevel gear housing .

  • ‒ → Pressing bevel gear off.

Note:

Check bevel gear for damage after pressing off.
 
V39-1001
  • ‒ Heat bevel gear to approx. 100 °C and place on so that input shaft and bevel gear splines align.
  • ‒ → Pressing bevel gear on.

Note:

In the illustration the pressing operations are shown with the taper roller bearing inner race. It makes sense that when replacing the drive set (shaft bevel gear/bevel gear) the bearings are also replaced.

Servicing bevel gear/input shaft bearings > < Servicing shaft bevel gear bearings