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7-speed dual clutch gearbox 0AM — Removing and installing oil seals at clutch end — VW

7-speed dual clutch gearbox 0AM — Removing and installing oil seals at clutch end on VW: 11 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

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

11 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform codes AV2, AV3, AY3

  • Renewed: double clutch

📋 Procedure

  1. Removing gearbox:
  2. Removing dual clutch:
  3. ⚠ It is essential to check the clutch in case of leaks. Renew double clutch if it is oily. — Remove outer oil seal.
  4. Drive in outer, »new« oil seal with a plastic mallet until flush with clutch housing.
  5. ⚠ Only drive in seal until it is flush with clutch housing, in order to avoid closing off oil drilling located behind it. Otherwise, ball bearing of outer input shaft can no longer be supplied with enough oil. — Unscrew spindle of oil seal extractor T10420.
VW? Steps differ between engine variants — check this job against your exact car before you commit to it. Check my car — free →
  1. Screw oil seal extractor T10420 into »small«, inner oil seal. Press oil seal extractor when doing this.
  2. Now screw in spindle.
  3. Pull out oil seal using spindle.
  4. Drive in »new« oil seal up to stop.
  5. Installing dual clutch:
  6. Installing gearbox:

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.