Removing and installing left flange shaft: VW Phaeton

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Phaeton (3D)

• Opens: gearbox oil

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• Use only the 8 mm ball-headed hexagon key to loosen the plug, not the hexagon key extension, 8 mm3247.
• It is essential that oil is extracted from the final drive, because otherwise gear oil could become mixed with ATF.
• With gearbox installed, the left flange shaft can be pulled out between body and subframe by turning the flange shaft mounting bracket approx. 60° to the right and in the opposite direction of installation.
• When pushing in the left flange shaft, guide it carefully by hand to avoid damaging the twin-lip oil seal in the gearbox.

📋 Procedure

1. Loosen bolts for drive shaft and wheel hub while vehicle is still standing on its wheels 40.
2. Remove front left wheel. [Note: Use only the 8 mm ball-headed hexagon key to loosen the plug, not the hexagon key extension, 8 mm3247.]
3. Unscrew plug for oil filler hole (arrow) using allen key, long reach, 8 mm3247.
4. Extract at least 0.5 l gear oil from final drive using used oil collection and extraction unitV.A.G 1782. [Note: It is essential that oil is extracted from the final drive, because otherwise gear oil could become mixed with ATF.]
5. Remove heat shield for left drive shaft.

6. Remove left drive shaft 40.
7. Remove speedometer sender G22.
8. Unbolt retainer for electrical connector from flange shaft mounting bracket.
9. Unbolt flange shaft mounting bracket (arrows).
10. Pull out left flange shaft. [Note: With gearbox installed, the left flange shaft can be pulled out between body and subframe by turning the flange shaft mounting bracket approx. 60° to the right and in the opposite direction of installation.]
11. Renew O-ring (arrow B) in mounting bracket for left flange shaft.
12. Check that there are no sharp edges on gearbox end of flange shaft (arrow); deburr edges if necessary.
13. Insert left flange shaft into gearbox. [Note: When pushing in the left flange shaft, guide it carefully by hand to avoid damaging the twin-lip oil seal in the gearbox.]
14. Install speedometer sender G22.
15. Install left drive shaft 40.
16. Install heat shield for drive shaft .
17. Replenish gear oil in front final drive and check gear oil level .

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