Removing and installing drive flange, drive flange oil seal and drive flange sleeve — VW
Removing and installing drive flange, drive flange oil seal and drive flange sleeve on VW: 13 steps, 1 torque figure.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
- Opens: gearbox oil
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- Press sleeve in and then pull it out with pliers. Always fit a new sleeve.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 45 Nm (33 lb-ft) | Install drive shaft and tighten bolts |
ℹ️ Always cross-check the exact figure against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening — a wrong torque can damage the engine. These values are extracted from workshop data and may not cover every variant or revision.
📋 Procedure
- Detach drive shaft from gearbox flange.
- Swing it upwards and hang it on a wire hook.
- Remove circlip and dished washer.
- Attach drive flange fitting applianceVW 391 to drive flange with two M 8 x 20 bolts (A).
- Remove drive flange as shown (arrow).
- Remove oil seal using oil seal extractor leverVW 681.
- Press sleeve in and then pull it out with pliers. Always fit a new sleeve.
- Install sleeve using drift2035.
- Pack multipurpose grease between the lips of the new seal and drive it in as far as it will go using fitting sleeveVW 194.
- Install drive flange using drive flange fitting applianceVW 391.
- Install dished washer and circlip. Press circlip into the groove using extension pieceV.A.G 30-23 and check that the washer is concentric.
- Install drive shaft and tighten bolts to 45 Nm. — 45 Nm (33 lb-ft)
- Check gearbox oil level and add oil if necessary.
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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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