Renewing oil seal(left) for input shaft and oil seal for left flange shaft — AUDI

Special tools and workshop equipment required

Oil seal extractor lever VW 681
Thrust piece 3305
Thrust piece 3323
Drip tray V.A.G 1306

Note:

Under the left flange shaft on the gearbox housing there is an oil-leak inspection hole -arrow- for the left oil seal of the input shaft. If the left oil seal is defective, there is a possibility that grease will leak out. If ATF or gear oil leaks out, check the ATF pump, the torque converter or the right oil seal of the input shaft for leaks.

Removing

Remove front left wheel.
Remove left front exhaust pipe with catalytic converter.

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Unbolt left drive shaft from flange shaft.

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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.

Remove speedometer sender -G22 => Page
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Pull out drive wheel for speedometer sender -G22.

Remove circlip for bearing -arrows-.

Place drip tray V.A.G 1306 underneath.

Screw collar nut -1- onto input shaft and lever input shaft out with a suitable lever.
Pull out left oil seal with lever VW 681.

Installing

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

Check oil seal seat in gearbox housing for damage and rework if necessary.
Moisten outer circumference and sealing lips of oil seal with gear oil or thinly coat with Vaseline.
Slide on new oil seal with sealing lip -arrow- facing thrust piece 3323.
Drive oil seal in up to stop with thrust piece 3323.

Check right-hand end -1- of input shaft for burrs and rework if necessary.
Fill bearing -3- with 30 g of multi-purpose grease.
Carefully guide input shaft into hole -2- in gearbox housing.

Notes:

Shown in illustration with gearbox removed and without torque converter.
The oil seal near hole -2- can be damaged if the input shaft is guided in carelessly=> from Page
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Moisten outer circumference and sealing lip of oil seal for left flange shaft with gear oil or apply a thin coat of 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-.

Tighten collared nut on flange shaft and secure with new locking plate -arrows-.
Check oil level in front final drive of automatic gearbox => Page
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Tightening torques

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