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5-speed manual gearbox 02C, four-wheel drive — Renewing O-rings for rear final drive housing cover (final drive installed) — VW

5-speed manual gearbox 02C, four-wheel drive — Renewing O-rings for rear final drive housing cover (final drive installed) on VW: 10 steps.

Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

10 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Golf IV / Bora (1J)

  • Opens: gearbox oil

📋 Procedure

  1. Drain gear oil.
  2. Remove left or right flange shaft .
  3. Pull breather (arrow) out of rear final drive housing.
  4. Remove right or left cover, screwing in bolts (A) evenly so that cover does not cant.
  5. Remove right cover together with differential.
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  1. Then remove O-ring (A).
  2. Insert O-ring (A) with gear oil.
  3. Fill with gear oil to lower edge of filler hole.
  4. Press breather into rear final drive housing.
  5. Check gear oil in rear final drive .

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.