Renewing flange shaft oil seal (right-side) - from gearbox manufacturing date 01 11 4 onwards — AUDI
Renewing flange shaft oil seal (right-side) - from gearbox manufacturing date 01 11 4 onwards on Audi: 14 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)
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- Remove flange shaft securing bolt (arrow). To do so, screw two bolts into flange and counterhold flange shaft with tyre iron or other suitable lever.
📋 Procedure
- Remove noise insulation (centre) by releasing fasteners (1 ... 3).
- Unbolt heat shield for drive shaft (right-side) (arrows).
- Remove drive shaft (right-side) from gearbox flange shaft (A).
- Secure drive shafts with wire, taking care not to damage surface protection.
- Remove flange shaft securing bolt (arrow). To do so, screw two bolts into flange and counterhold flange shaft with tyre iron or other suitable lever.
- Place drip tray below gearbox.
- Pull out flange shaft and spring.
- Pull out flange shaft oil seal using extractor tool T20143/2.
- Lightly oil outer circumference of new seal.
- Pack space between sealing lip and dust lip (arrow) half full with sealing greaseG 052 128 A1.
- Drive in new seal onto stop (take care to keep seal straight).
- Bolt drive shaft (right-side) to gearbox flange shaft (A)Running gear, front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive40.
- Install heat shield for drive shaft (right-side).
- Fill up oil in gearbox and check oil level .
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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.
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