Renewing flange shaft oil seal (left-side) with gearbox installed — AUDI

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi A6 C6 (4F, 2004–2011)

• Renewed: circlip for flange shaft

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• Always renew circlip for flange shaft.

📋 Procedure

1. Remove front left wheel.
2. Release quick-release fasteners (1) and (2) and detach noise insulation panels.
3. Remove noise insulation (1) in wheel housing (left-side).
4. Unbolt heat shield for drive shaft (left-side) (arrows) (3 bolts).
5. Disconnect drive shaft from flange shaft and tie up as far forwards as possible, taking care not to damage surface coating.

6. Place used oil collection and extraction unitV.A.G 1782 underneath.
7. Remove flange shaft (left-side); to do so, secure puller T10037 to cover for final drive (arrow).
8. Lever out flange shaft oil seal using a suitable lever.
9. Always renew circlip for flange shaft.
10. Clamp flange shaft in vice, using jaw protectors. Use new circlip (A) to press old circlip out of groove in flange shaft.
11. Lightly oil outer circumference of new oil seal.
12. Drive in new flange shaft oil seal using thrust piece T10387 until thrust piece reaches stop; keep seal straight when installing. [Note: Driving-in depth (standard): 5.5 mm beneath surface of coverWhen carrying out a repair, the oil seal is driven in to a depth of 6.5 mm using thrust piece T10387, so that the new seal does not bear on the same contact surface on the used flange shaft.]
13. Pack space between sealing lip and dust lip half-full with sealing greaseG 052 128 A1.
14. Knock flange shaft in with driftVW 295.
15. Check oil level in gearbox and top up with gear oil if necessary .
16. Bolt drive shaft to flange shaft Running gear, front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive40.
17. Bolt on heat shield for drive shaft (left-side).
18. Install noise insulation for drive shaft and noise insulation below gearbox.

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