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Installing seals — VW

Installing seals on VW: 10 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.

10 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Passat B6 (3C, 2005–2010), VW Tiguan I (5N, 2007–2016), VW Passat CC (357, 2008–2012)

📋 Procedure

  1. Half-fill space between sealing lip and dust lip of new seal (arrow) with sealing greaseG 052 128 A1.
  2. Lightly oil outer circumference of new oil seal.
  3. Drive in seal to stop.
  4. Half-fill space between sealing lip and dust lip of new seal (arrow) with sealing greaseG 052 128 A1.
  5. Lightly oil outer circumference of new oil seal.
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  1. Drive in seal to stop.
  2. Carefully use plastic mallet to drive in stub shaft to stop.
  3. Fit new retaining ring (1) on stub shaft.
  4. Install bevel box .
  5. Check gear oil in bevel box .

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Who makes these pages, and how

TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.

The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.

Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.