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Removing and installing input shaft, drive pinion, selector rods and gearbox cover — AUDI

Removing and installing input shaft, drive pinion, selector rods and gearbox cover on Audi: factory workshop procedure.

Workshop procedure for AUDI — the factory write-up, straight from real workshop data.

factory workshop text

📋 Procedure

ℹ️ Torque figures below come verbatim from workshop data — always cross-check against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening.

012
Selector rod with selector fork for 3rd and 4th gear
Dismantling and assembling => Page
34-91
Replacing mounting bushes =>Page
34-91

Drive shaft
Dismantling and assembling => Page
35-1
Adjusting => Page
35-23
Repairing input shaft bearings => Page
35-23

Left stop bolt - 40 Nm
The stop bolts are made of different materials for aluminium and magnesium gearboxes.
Allocation

=> Parts List

Washer
Relay shaft
Installation position => Page
34-91

Washer
Right stop bolt - 40 Nm
The stop bolts are made of different materials for aluminium and magnesium gearboxes.
Allocation

=> Parts List

Selector shaft
Installation position => Page
34-91
Replacing selector shaft oil seal => Page
34-91

Detent segment
Installation position => Page
34-91

TORX-bolt - 25 Nm
With collar to secure the detent segment spring

Selector rod with selector fork for 1st/2nd/5th and reverse gear
Dismantling and assembling => Page
34-91
Removing and installing ball sleeves => Fig.
34-98

Drive pinion
Up to 05.03, Dismantling and assembling => Page
35-29
As of 05.03, Dismantling and assembling => Page
35-62
Adjusting => Page
39-48
Repairing drive pinion bearings => Page
35-29

Gearbox cover
Aluminium version: must only be fitted to an aluminium gearbox housing
Magnesium version: must only be fitted to a magnesium gearbox housing
Note identification markings => Fig.
34-75
Apply thin coat of sealing paste AMV 188 001 02 to sealing surfaces
Removing and installing oil collector => Fig.
34-75

Gearbox housing
Aluminium version: must only be fitted to an aluminium gearbox cover
Magnesium version: must only be fitted to a magnesium gearbox cover
Note identification markings=>Fig.
2
Allocate components according to gearbox code letters using Parts List=> from Page
00-3

TORX-bolt - 22 Nm
For aluminium gearboxes: black, M8 x 48, without washer
Different bolt lengths for magnesium gearboxes => Fig.
3
Always replace

Fig.1
Removing and installing oil collector

Removing

Turn the oil collector -arrow- and then pull out.

Installing

Push oil collector into gearbox cover until it snaps in place.
Installation position: oil collector faces upwards in gearbox cover

Fig.2
Gearbox cover and gearbox housing identification

The inscription >Mg Al 9 Zn 1< can be found in the vicinity of arrows 1 and 2 on gearboxes made of magnesium.

Mg = magnesium; additional data for production purposes.

The gearbox code letters also indicate whether a gearbox has a magnesium housing => from Page
00-3
.

Fig.3
Locations of bolts for gearbox cover on gearboxes with magnesium housing

1 -
Bright metal bolts, M8 x 48 without washer
2 -
Bright metal bolts, M8 x 51 with captive washer

Note:

Only M8 x 51 bolts with captive washers are supplied as replacement parts; if necessary these can be used for all securing bolts on the gearbox cover.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.