Renewing right flange shaft oil seal — AUDI

Rear final drive installed

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items

Drift 2062
Bucket tappet compressor2078
Drip tray V.A.G 1306
Universal support V.A.G 1359/2
Engine/gearbox jack V.A.G 1383 A

Removing

Unbolt fuel tank cover panel -arrows-.

Detach handbrake cable at right-hand brake caliper -arrows-.

Note:

When detaching the handbrake cable, make sure the plastic sleeve on the cable is not damaged.

Push handbrake cable out of right-hand retainer -arrow A-.
Unbolt trapezium link from cross member -arrow B- and lower carefully using engine/gearbox jack V.A.G 1383 A.
Unbolt right drive shaft -arrow C- from flange shaft and move down and clear.
Unbolt left drive shaft from rear final drive, and move clear to one side:

=> Running gear, Four-wheel drive; Repair group 42; Removing and installing drive shaft, suspension strut, track control arm, wheel bearing housing, coupling link and anti-roll bar; Removing and installing drive shaft
Running gear, Four-wheel drive
Removing and installing drive shaft, suspension strut, track control arm, wheel bearing housing, coupling link and anti-roll bar
Removing and installing drive shaft

Remove flange shaft. To loosen securing bolt, screw two bolts into flange shaft and hold with bar to prevent it from turning.
Place drip tray V.A.G 1306 underneath and drain gearbox oil.
Pull out flange shaft using the bolts already screwed in.

Lever out oil seal for right flange shaft using a suitable lever.

Installing

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

Clean seat for oil seal.
Moisten outer circumference of seal with gear oil.
Fill space between sealing lip and dust lip with multi-purpose grease.

Drive in oil seal for right flange shaft onto stop with mandrel 2062, ensuring that seal is kept straight.
Insert drive shaft.
Screw in cone-head bolt to secure flange shaft.

Bolt on drive shaft

=> Running gear, Four-wheel drive; Repair group 42; Removing and installing drive shaft, suspension strut, track control arm, wheel bearing housing, coupling link and anti-roll bar; Removing and installing drive shaft
Running gear, Four-wheel drive
Removing and installing drive shaft, suspension strut, track control arm, wheel bearing housing, coupling link and anti-roll bar
Removing and installing drive shaft

Bolt trapezium link onto cross member

=> Running gear, Four-wheel drive; Repair group 42; Servicing trapezium link; Removing and installing trapezium link
Running gear, Four-wheel drive
Servicing trapezium link
Removing and installing trapezium link

Top-up gear oil in rear final drive and check oil level =>Page
39-92
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Tightening torques

Component · Nm
Flange shaft to final drive · 10 + 90° 1)
Drive shaft to flange shaft · M8 · 40
M10 · 77
Trapezium link to cross member · 85 2)
Fuel tank cover panel to body · 20

1)
90°is a quarter turn

2)
Replace self-locking nuts