Assembly overview - Repairing gearbox housing and clutch housing — VW
Assembly overview - Repairing gearbox housing and clutch housing on VW: factory workshop procedure. Full factory text, tools and checks.
Workshop procedure for VW — the factory write-up, straight from real workshop data.
📋 Procedure
ℹ️ Torque figures below come verbatim from workshop data — always cross-check against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening.
VW
Bora
1999
Golf
1998
Power transmission
5-speed manual gearbox 02C, four-wheel drive
Edition
01.2010
Assembly overview - Repairing gearbox housing and clutch housing
Special tools and workshop equipment required
Drift
VW 295
Adapter
VW 295 A
Thrust pad
VW 447 H
Thrust pad
VW 512
Tube
VW 415 A
Thrust piece
VW 454
Drift
VW 222 A
Torque wrench
V.A.G 1331
Internal puller
1 - Kukko 22/1
Counter support
4 - Kukko 22/1
Gearbox housing
If renewed: adjust input shaft and differential
Chapter
Needle bearing
For output shaft
Removing
Fig.
Installing and securing
Fig.
.
Oil filler plug, 30 Nm
Without magnet
Shim
For input shaft
Adjustment overview
Chapter
Tapered roller bearing outer race
For input shaft
Pressing out
Fig.
Pressing in
Fig.
If renewed: adjust input shaft
Chapter
Tapered roller bearing outer race
For output shaft
Removing and installing
Fig.
If replaced: Adjust output shaft
Chapter
.
Shim
For output shaft
Adjustment overview
Chapter
Tapered roller bearing outer race
For input shaft
Removing and installing
Fig.
If renewed: adjust input shaft
Chapter
Needle bearing
Removing and installing
Fig.
Dowel sleeve
Qty. 2
Starter bush
Pulling out
Fig.
Driving in
Fig.
Can be renewed with gearbox installed.
Clutch housing
When renewing: adjustment overview
Chapter
Guide sleeve
With input shaft seal and vulcanised or bonded O-ring
Driving out oil seal
Fig.
.
Driving in oil seal
Fig.
.
Remove guide sleeve to change oil seal
If O-ring is damaged or has come loose, renew guide sleeve and O-ring together
Socket head bolt, 20 Nm
Self-locking
Always renew
Speedometer drive
Aluminium, tighten to 30 Nm
Plastic (polyamide), tighten to 10 Nm
Oil drain plug, 30 Nm
Without magnet
Tapered roller bearing outer race
For differential
Driving in and out
Item
.
If renewed, adjust differential
Chapter
Magnet
Held in place by housing joint surface
Tapered roller bearing outer race
For differential
Driving in and out
Chapter
.
If renewed, adjust differential
Chapter
Shim
For differential
Adjustment overview
Chapter
Seal
Renewing
Chapter
Driving out needle roller bearing
Driving needle bearing in to stop
Secure needle bearing in gearbox housing at three points (120° offset) using a punch.
Driving oil seal out of guide sleeve
Driving oil seal into guide sleeve to stop
Pulling out starter bush
A
Internal puller
Kukko 21/1
12 … 14.5 mm
B
Counter support
Kukko 22/1
Driving in starter bush
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