5 and 6-speed manual gearbox 01E, 0A1 — Repairing gearbox housing — VW
5 and 6-speed manual gearbox 01E, 0A1 — Repairing gearbox housing on VW: 17 steps, 1 torque figure. What to remove, what to tighten and to how many Nm.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Passat B5 (3B)
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- Do not damage running surface of input shaft for oil seal.
- If the used output shaft is reused, repair pressing depth is 4.5 mm.
- With gearbox removed but not dismantled, carefully lever out seal with a screwdriver without damaging shaft.
- To avoid damaging oil seal (C), always use assembly sleeve (A)01E 311 120 to install oil seal or selector shaft.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 20 Nm (15 lb-ft) | Tighten reversing light switch (A) |
ℹ️ Always cross-check the exact figure against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening — a wrong torque can damage the engine. These values are extracted from workshop data and may not cover every variant or revision.
📋 Procedure
- Lever oil seal out carefully with a screwdriver. [Note: Do not damage running surface of input shaft for oil seal.]
- Fill space between sealing lip and dust lip of new input shaft oil seal with grease.
- Fit a thin protective hose tightly over splines of input shaft.
- Drive in input shaft oil seal. [Note: If the used output shaft is reused, repair pressing depth is 4.5 mm.]
- Remove protective hose.
- Remove retaining ring.
- Install ball sleeve with inscribed side (thicker metal) facing drift.
- Drive in to stop.
- Fit retaining ring. [Note: With gearbox removed but not dismantled, carefully lever out seal with a screwdriver without damaging shaft.]
- Half-fill space between sealing lip and dust lip with sealing grease.
- Pull assembly sleeve onto selector shaft .
- Drive seal into housing to stop.
- To avoid damaging oil seal (C), always use assembly sleeve (A)01E 311 120 to install oil seal or selector shaft.
- Tighten reversing light switch (A) to 20 Nm when installing. — 20 Nm (15 lb-ft)
- Lift one end of retaining ring out of groove by turning screwdriver (A).
- Secure this end with a screwdriver (B).
- Lever retaining ring out further by repositioning screwdriver (A).
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Who makes these pages, and how
TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
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.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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