5-speed manual gearbox 012/01W/0A9 — Renewing oil seals for flange shafts — VW

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Passat B5 (3B)

• Renewed: flange shaft retaining ring

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• Always renew flange shaft retaining ring.
• Pressing depth when reinstalling a used flange shaft after repairs: 6.5 mmSeal can also be driven in using drift2062.

📋 Procedure

1. Turn steering to left to full lock.
2. Remove cover plate over right drive shaft (arrow 1) and (arrow 2).
3. If fitted, remove cover above left-hand drive shaft.
4. Place drip tray underneath.
5. Unbolt drive shaft from flange shaft.

6. Raise drive shaft as high as possible and secure. Take care not to damage paint on drive shaft in the process.
7. Remove flange shaft, bolting puller T10037 to cover for differential (arrow).
8. Remove flange shaft, bolting puller T10037 to gearbox housing (arrow).
9. Always renew flange shaft retaining ring.
10. Clamp flange shaft in vice with protective jaw covers. Use new retaining ring (A) to press old retaining out of groove in flange shaft.
11. Pull out flange shaft oil seal using oil seal extractorVW 681. [Note: Pressing depth when reinstalling a used flange shaft after repairs: 6.5 mmSeal can also be driven in using drift2062.]
12. Lightly oil outer circumference of oil seal.
13. Drive in new right flange shaft oil seal 5.5 mm below housing surface, being careful not to cant seal.
14. Fill space between sealing lip and dust lip with sealing greaseG 052 128 A1.
15. Drive in new left flange shaft oil seal 5.5 mm below housing surface, being careful not to cant seal.
16. Drive in flange shaft with driftVW 295.
17. Bolt drive shaft to flange shaft.
18. Refit drive shaft cover plates, if present.
19. Check gear oil .

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