Removing and installing oil seal for right drive flange or stub shaft — AUDI

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform code 70A

• Renewed: bolts

📋 Procedure

1. Insert support device3250 before lifting vehicle Running gear40Repairing front suspension.
2. With vehicle standing on the ground, loosen drive shaft/wheel hub bolt on right (arrow) as well as wheel bolts on right wheel.
3. Raise vehicle until weight is taken off front axle.
4. Remove right wheel.
5. Unscrew hexagon bolt for drive shaft/wheel hub.

6. Remove noise insulation tray.
7. Separate threaded connection between wheel bearing housing and lower swivel joint.
8. Always renew bolts.
9. Remove bolt for right damper and anti-roll bar coupling rod.
10. Unbolt drive shaft from drive flange.
11. Press drive shaft out of wheel bearing housing.
12. Compress dampers.
13. Take out drive shaft.
14. Pierce sealing cap in drive flange with a screwdriver and lever out.
15. Remove circlip for drive flange.
16. Pull off drive flange with VW 391.
17. Pull out drive flange oil seal with VW 681.
18. Half-fill space between sealing lip and dust lip with greaseG 052 128 A1.
19. Drive in new oil seal to stop using VW 192.
20. Pull drive flange in with VW 391.
21. Install a new circlip and new sealing cap.
22. Install drive shaft.
23. With gearbox installed, check axle oil in final drive .
24. Fit wheel.
25. Install noise insulation tray.
26. Remove noise insulation tray.
27. Turn steering to right to full lock.
28. Unbolt drive shaft from flange shaft.
29. Unscrew gearbox carrier (A) of bearing for right flange shaft (B)(arrows).
30. Pull out flange shaft.
31. Unscrew bearing (A) for flange shaft from gearbox carrier (B)(arrow).
32. Pull right flange shaft (C) out of stub shaft (D).
33. Remove O-ring from stub shaft.
34. Remove stub shaft.
35. Screw bolts (1) evenly against splitter (B)
36. Pull out oil seal using VW 681.
37. Half-fill space between sealing lip and dust lip with greaseG 052 128 A1.
38. Drive oil seal in onto stop with VW 195.
39. Clamp stub shaft in vice with protective jaw covers.
40. Use new circlip (A) to press old circlip out of groove in stub shaft.
41. Fit stub shaft with new circlip and O-ring and drive in with plastic hammer.
42. Install flange shaft.
43. Install gearbox carrier.
44. Bolt drive shaft to flange shaft.
45. With gearbox installed, check axle oil in final drive .
46. Install noise insulation tray.

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