Assembly overview - shafts, differential, gear selector, all-wheel drive and front-wheel drive with front differential lock — VW
Assembly overview - shafts, differential, gear selector, all-wheel drive and front-wheel drive with front differential lock on VW: factory workshop.
Workshop procedure for VW — the factory write-up, straight from real workshop data.
📋 Procedure
Assembly overview - shafts, differential, gear selector, all-wheel drive and front-wheel drive with front differential lock
Output shaft for 1st through 4th gears
Dismantling and assembling
Chapter
Installation position
Fig.
Selector rod with selector fork for 1st and 2nd gears
Installation position
Fig.
Selector rod with selector fork for 3rd and 4th gears
Installation position
Fig.
Output shaft for 5th and 6th gears and reverse gear
Dismantling and assembling
Chapter
Installation position
Fig.
Selector rod with selector fork for 5th and 6th gears
Installation position
Fig.
Selector fork for reverse gear
Installation position
Fig.
Input shaft
Installation position
Fig.
Dismantling and assembling
Chapter
Renew deep groove ball bearing on input shaft after each removal
Chapter
.
Reverse shaft
With thrust washer.
Thrust washer
Bleeder
Connect to clutch slave cylinder.
Clutch housing
Repairing
Chapter
.
Input shaft seal
Renew after removal
Chapter
O-ring
Pull onto line connection
Moisten with brake fluid before installing
Clutch slave cylinder with release bearing
Bolt
Qty. 3
Renew after removal
Removing and installing
Chapter
.
Countersunk bolt
Specified tightening torque
Chapter
Bolt
Qty. 4
Renew after removal
Specified tightening torque
Chapter
Bevel box for four-wheel drive, front differential for front-wheel drive
Bevel box
Chapter
Removing and installing
Chapter
Depending on equipment level, the front differential lock is installed in conjunction with petrol engine
Chapter
.
Front differential lock
Chapter
Removing and installing
Chapter
Differential
Dismantling and assembling
Chapter
Installation position of shafts and selector rods in gearbox
1
Input shaft
2
Output shaft for 1st through 4th gears
3
Output shaft for 5th, 6th and reverse gears
4
Reverse shaft
A
Selector rod for 3rd and 4th gears
B
Selector rod for 1st and 2nd gears
C
Selector rod for 5th and 6th gears
D
Selector fork for reverse gear
Reverse gear selector fork
item D
is mounted on selector rod for 5th and 6th gear
item C
.
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