Renewing oil seal for left flange shaft — AUDI

Removing

Remove front left wheel.
Remove left front exhaust pipe.

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Removing and installing parts of exhaust system

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Removing and installing exhaust system
B - Vehicles with four wheel drive

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Removing and installing exhaust system
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Removing and installing parts of exhaust system
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Unbolt left drive shaft from flange shaft.

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Removing and installing drive shaft

Bend up locking plate -arrows- of collar nut with a screwdriver and take off.
Unscrew collar nut for flange shaft. To loosen the collar nut, screw two bolts into flange shaft and brace with a suitable lever.
Pull out flange shaft.

Lever out oil seal for flange shaft with a screwdriver.

Note:

Support screwdriver only on input shaft.

Pull out drive wheel for speedometer sender -G22.

Installing

Installation is carried out in the reverse order, when doing this note the following:

Moisten outer circumference and sealing lips of oil seal with gear oil or coat thinly with Vaseline.

Check oil seal seat in gearbox housing for damage and rework if necessary.
The open side of the oil seal faces the gearbox.

Drive oil seal for left flange shaft in up to stop of special tool using thrust piece 3305 or 3171.
The oil seal must be inserted at the same depth in the housing all round.

Apply multi-purpose grease to inner face of magnetic ring and fit onto flange shaft.

Note:

The lugs of the drive wheel must engage in the cut-outs of the flange shaft -arrows-.

Secure flange shaft with collar nut and lock with new locking plate.

Tightening torques

Component · Nm
Left flange shaft to gearbox · M20 · 100
Drive shaft to flange shaft · M10 · 77