Installing bevel box, CC 2012 ►, Passat 2011 ►, with diesel engine — VW
Installing bevel box, CC 2012 ►, Passat 2011 ►, with diesel engine on VW: 16 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.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW CC (358, 2012–2017), VW Passat B7 saloon (362, 2010–2014), VW Passat B7 Variant (365, 2010–2014)
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- Before installing, lightly grease stub shaft splines on differential of gearbox with clutch plate spline greaseG 000 100.
- Do not use securing bolts to pull bevel box onto gearbox, or bevel box will cant and bolt holes can break off.
📋 Procedure
- Before installing, lightly grease stub shaft splines on differential of gearbox with clutch plate spline greaseG 000 100.
- Push bevel box completely onto gearbox, ensuring that splines of bevel box input shaft and differential are centred when brought together.
- If splines are correctly positioned and shafts are centred, then bevel box will slide to stop against gearbox. [Note: Do not use securing bolts to pull bevel box onto gearbox, or bevel box will cant and bolt holes can break off.]
- Screw in upper and lower securing bolts (arrows) for joining bevel box to gearbox. Specified torque: .
- Bolt bevel box carrier to engine and bevel box, observing tightening sequence of bolts (A) and (B).
- Install support for turbocharger (arrow)21Turbocharger; Removing and installing turbocharger.
- Drive in right flange shaft carefully, turning flange shaft as you do so, in order to avoid damaging bearings.
- Secure flange shaft with new countersunk bolt. Specified torque
- Bolt on intermediate flange (arrows). Specified torque: .
- Install pendulum support Running gear, axles, steering40Subframe; Assembly overview - subframe.
- Install lower bracket for diesel particulate filter 26Emission control; Removing and installing particulate filter.
- Connect coolant hoses of supplementary heater to engine (arrow)Supplementary heater82Coolant circuit with supplementary heater; Coolant hose schematic diagram for vehicles with supplementary heater.
- Install right drive shaft Running gear, axles, steering40Drive shaft; Removing and installing drive shaft.
- If present, install heat shield above right drive shaft Running gear, axles, steering40Drive shaft; Removing and installing drive shaft.
- Checking gear oil in bevel box .
- Install noise insulation General body repairs, exterior66Noise insulation; Assembly overview - noise insulation.
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