Renewing oil seal for stub shaft on bevel box (right-side) — AUDI
Renewing oil seal for stub shaft on bevel box (right-side) on Audi: 14 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi TT Mk2 (8J, 2006–2014)
- Opens: gearbox oil
📋 Procedure
- Raise vehicle.
- Remove noise insulation (1) and (2)General body repairs, exterior66Noise insulation; Exploded view - noise insulation.
- Remove nuts (1) and detach heat shield for drive shaft (right-side).
- Remove drive shaft (right-side) Running gear, axles, steering40Drive shaft; Removing and installing drive shaft.
- Detach circlip (1) and O-ring (2) from stub shaft.
- Place used oil collection and extraction unitVAS 6622A or drip tray below bevel box.
- Lightly oil outer circumference of new oil seal and fill space between sealing lips (arrow) about half full with sealing greaseG 052 128 A1.
- Drive in new oil seal onto stop (take care to keep oil seal straight).
- Then fit new circlip (1) and new O-ring (2).
- Grease splines of stub shaft.
- Install drive shaft (right-side) Running gear, axles, steering40Drive shaft; Removing and installing drive shaft.
- Check gear oil level and top up as required .
- Install heat shield for drive shaft (right-side) .
- Install noise insulation General body repairs, exterior66Noise insulation; Exploded view - noise insulation.
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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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