Replacing oil seal and grooved ball bearing for propshaft flange at gearbox — AUDI
Replacing oil seal and grooved ball bearing for propshaft flange at gearbox on Audi: factory workshop procedure. Full factory text, tools and checks.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the factory write-up, straight from real workshop data.
📋 Procedure
ℹ️ Torque figures below come verbatim from workshop data — always cross-check against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening.
01EA
Special tools and workshop equipment required
Adapter VW 295 A
Thrust plate VW 401
Thrust plate VW 402
Press tool VW 407
Tubular section VW 415 A
Tubular section VW 416 B
Thrust pad VW 433
Thrust pad VW 454
Pressing-out lever VW 681
Multi-purpose tool VW 771
Fitting mandrel 2005
Torque wrench V.A.G 1331 (5...50 Nm)
Drip tray V.A.G 1306
Shim
Part no. 016 311 391 B
Gearbox
Grooved ball bearing
Bearing housing at vibration damper
Oil seal
Driving in => Page
39-13
Flange shaft
Bolt, 25 Nm
6x
O-ring
Replace
Circlip
Dished washer
Mark installation position on removal: Large diameter (concave side) facing shims -Item
10
-
Shims
Spring
Oil drain plug, 40 Nm
Removing
Gearbox fitted
Unscrew propshaft at front=>Page
39-88
and tie to gear shift linkage.
Place drip tray in position.
Screw out rear oil drain plug (at end cover) and drain off gear oil.
Screw out bolt for bearing housing.
Note:
On slackening off bolts, bearing housing is generally pressed off end cover by coil spring.
If bearing housing is not pressed off:
Remove flange shaft together with bearing housing and vibration damper from end cover.
A -
Stud M8/M10
Detach bearing housing.
Remove circlip from flange shaft.
Press out flange shaft.
Extract oil seal for flange shaft.
Thoroughly clean oil seal seat.
Press out grooved ball bearing.
Installing
Press grooved ball bearing into bearing housing.
Lightly lubricate outer diameter of oil seal -B-.
Place oil seal with shim -A- part no. 016 311 391 B (1.7 mm thick) on driving-in mandrel 2005.
Installation position: Open side of oil seal facing manual gearbox
Drive in flange shaft oil seal.
Remove shim after fitting.
Half-fill space between sealing lip and dust lip with sealing grease G 052 128 A1.
Press in flange shaft.
Fit circlip on flange shaft.
Lightly lubricate new O-ring and insert in groove of bearing housing.
Insert dished washer and shims in bearing housing.
Installation position => Page
39-8
Slide coil spring onto flange shaft.
Tighten bolts for bearing housing diagonally in small steps.
Bolt on propshaft => Page
39-91
.
Top up gear oil in manual gearbox and check oil level => Page
34-143
.
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