Replacing seal for front axle drive — AUDI

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Special tools, testers and auxiliary equipment required

Engine/gearbox lifter V.A.G 1383 A

Removing

Remove right front exhaust pipe
=> corresponding Workshop Manual for Engine, Mechanical Components; Repair group 26; Removing and installing exhaust system
Remove heat shield for selector lever cable.

Vehicles with four-wheel drive:

Remove transfer gear => Page
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Unscrew bolts -arrows- on intermediate flange for front axle drive.

Vehicles with front-wheel drive:

Unscrew bolts at lid for front final drive against tightening sequence shown.
Position gearbox jack V.A.G 1383 A with universal jack.

Important:
Slowly and carefully remove the cover for front final drive from the gearbox housing. The spur gears may otherwise fall out of the gearbox.
Spur gears which have fallen to the ground can no longer be installed. The gearbox must in this case be changed.

All models:

Raise the cover or intermediate flange for front final drive.

Notes:

Do not remove the spur gears for the front axle drive. Secure the spur gears such that they cannot fall out.
However, if the spur gears for the front axle drive have been removed, they must be reinstalled such that the gear code is facing outwards (away from the gearbox).

Installing

Before installing, ensure that the dowel sleeves -A- are correctly located.

Install gasket.
Raise the cover or intermediate flange for front final drive.

Vehicles with four-wheel drive:

Note:

If the intermediate flange is not positioned on the output shaft correctly, the sealing lips of the oil seal may be damaged.

All models:

Tightening sequence:

1. Stage 1: Replace bolts -1 ... 3- Tighten by hand

Note:

When tightening the bolts by hand, ensure that the gap between the transfer gear housing and the gearbox housing is reduced by the same amount all the way round.

2. Stage 1: Replace bolts -1 ... 14- Tighten in given sequence to tightening torque

Checking ATF level and topping up => Page
37-132
.

Vehicles with four-wheel drive:

Install transfer gear => Page
39-59
.

Tightening torques

Component · Nm
Cover for front final drive at gearbox housing cover · / 23
Intermediate flange for front final drive at gearbox housing · / 23
Transfer gearbox at gearbox housing · 23