Exploded view - input shaft, output shafts, differential and selector rods (front-wheel drive) — AUDI
Exploded view - input shaft, output shafts, differential and selector rods (front-wheel drive) on Audi: factory workshop procedure.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the factory write-up, straight from real workshop data.
📋 Procedure
ℹ️ Torque figures below come verbatim from workshop data — always cross-check against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening.
Exploded view - input shaft, output shafts, differential and selector rods (front-wheel drive)
Output shaft for 1st - 4th gear
Dismantling and assembling
Chapter
Installation position
Fig.
Selector rod with selector fork for 1st and 2nd gear
Installation position
Fig.
Selector rod with selector fork for 3rd and 4th gear
Installation position
Fig.
Output shaft for 5th, 6th and reverse gear
Dismantling and assembling
Chapter
Installation position
Fig.
Selector rod with selector fork for 5th and 6th gear
Installation position
Fig.
Reverse gear selector fork
Installation position
Fig.
Identification
Fig.
Servicing
Chapter
Input shaft
Dismantling and assembling
Chapter
Always renew grooved ball bearing on input shaft
Item
Reverse shaft
With thrust washer
Thrust washer
Bleeder connection
Connect to clutch slave cylinder
Item
Clutch housing
Servicing
Chapter
Input shaft oil seal
Renewing
Chapter
O-ring
Renew damaged O-rings
Push onto pipe connection
Lubricate with brake fluid before installing
For correct version, refer to
Electronic parts catalogue
Clutch slave cylinder with release bearing
Are one unit; can only be renewed together
Do not wash out bearing; wipe clean only
If bearing is noisy, renew together with slave cylinder
For some clutch slave cylinders, divided supply line
Fig.
From approx. 05 11 onwards: release bearing with additional plastic disc
Fig.
, clutch pressure plate has been adapted
Fig.
If required, modified release bearing and modified pressure plate must always be fitted together
For correct version, refer to
Electronic parts catalogue
Bolt
3x
Always renew
Without locking fluid: 12 Nm (only for clutch slave cylinder with metal housing)
With locking fluid: 15 Nm (for plastic clutch slave cylinder)
Note
Select correct thread pitch of bolt when cleaning tapped holes for bolts in clutch housing.
Tighten bolts carefully in several small steps and in diagonal sequence to avoid breaking off mounting lugs on slave cylinder.
Countersunk bolt
33 Nm
Stub shaft or flange shaft
Flange shaft has been installed from gearbox manufacturing date 01 11 4 onwards
For correct version, refer to
Electronic parts catalogue
Assembling
Chapter
Differential
Dismantling and assembling
Chapter
Installation position of shafts and selector rods in gearbox
1
Input shaft
2
Output shaft for 1st - 4th gear
3
Output shaft for 5th, 6th and reverse gear
4
Reverse shaft
A
Selector rod for 3rd and 4th gear
B
Selector rod for 1st and 2nd gear
C
Selector rod for 5th and 6th gear
D
Reverse gear selector fork
1) 2)
1)
Different versions of reverse gear selector fork
Fig.
2)
Different mountings for reverse gear selector fork:
Mounted either on separate shaft for reverse gear selector fork
Fig.
or on selector rod for 5th and 6th gear - C -
Fig.
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