Renewing flange shaft oil seal (left-side) with gearbox removed from vehicle, front-wheel drive — AUDI
Renewing flange shaft oil seal (left-side) with gearbox removed from vehicle, front-wheel drive on Audi: 10 steps.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi A3 (8P, 2003–2012), Audi TT Mk2 (8J, 2006–2014)
- Opens: gearbox oil
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- Remove securing bolt for flange shaft (left-side); to do so, screw two bolts into flange and counterhold flange shaft with suitable lever.
📋 Procedure
- Place drip tray under gearbox.
- Remove securing bolt for flange shaft (left-side); to do so, screw two bolts into flange and counterhold flange shaft with suitable lever.
- Pull out flange shaft.
- Pull out flange shaft oil seal using extractor tool T20143/2.
- Lightly oil outer circumference of new oil seal.
- Pack space between sealing lip and dust lip (arrow) half full with sealing greaseG 052 128 A1.
- Drive in new oil seal onto stop using thrust piece3305. Take care to keep oil seal straight when installing.
- Push flange shaft in towards gearbox housing and tighten securing bolt. Tightening torque
- Check gear oil level in gearbox 6-speed manual gearbox34.
- Check gear oil level in gearbox 6-speed manual gearbox34Gear oil; Checking gear oil level.
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TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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