Assembly overview - differential, front-wheel drive — VW

Assembly overview - differential, front-wheel drive
Note
Using the
inductive heater
VAS 6414
, heat tapered roller bearing inner races to about 100°C before installing. Wear protective gloves when doing this.
Always renew both tapered roller bearings together as a set.
If tapered roller bearings, differential cage, gearbox housing or clutch housing is renewed, adjust differential
Chapter
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Insert all gearbox mountings with gear oil.
Gearbox housing
Shim
For differential
Adjusting differential
Chapter
Outer ring/tapered roller bearing
Pulling out
Fig.
Pressing in
Fig.
Tapered roller bearing inner race
Pulling off
Fig.
Pressing on
Fig.
Differential cage
With final drive gear
Tapered roller bearing inner race
Pulling off
Fig.
Pressing on
Fig.
Outer ring/tapered roller bearing
Pulling out
Fig.
Pressing in
Fig.
Washer
Installation position: shoulder on inner circumference faces seal for right flange shaft.
Allocation only via
Electronic Parts Catalogue
Clutch housing
Seal
For right flange shaft
Can be renewed with gearbox installed
Chapter
Allocation
Electronic Parts Catalogue
Countersunk bolt
Screw into threaded piece
Item
33 Nm
Right flange shaft
Protective ring
Lever protective ring off right flange shaft with a screwdriver, alternating sides.
Install with indentation facing away from threaded hole in flange shaft
Push on protective ring to stop by hand
Protective ring must engage in flange shaft
Compression spring for flange shaft
Installed behind flange shaft
Thrust washer
Installation position: shoulder faces spring, lugs, if present, face tapered ring
Tapered ring
Installation position: taper towards differential cage
Retaining ring
Holds tapered ring, thrust washer and spring in position when flange shaft is removed
Large differential bevel gear
Installing
Fig.
Differential pinion pin
Drive out using drift
Installing
Fig.
Spring pin
For securing differential pinion pin
Removing and installing
Fig.
Small differential bevel gear
Installing
Fig.
Threaded piece
Installing
Fig.
One-piece thrust washer
Moisten with gear oil before installing
Protective ring
Lever protective ring off left flange shaft with a screwdriver, alternating sides.
Install with indentation facing away from threaded hole in flange shaft
Push on protective ring to stop by hand
Protective ring must engage in flange shaft
Left flange shaft
Seal
For left flange shaft
Allocation
Electronic Parts Catalogue
Renewing
Chapter