Removing and installing oil seal for drive flange or flange shaft — VW

VW
Transporter
1991
Power transmission
5-speed manual gearbox 02G, four-wheel drive
Edition
11.2004
Removing and installing oil seal for drive flange or flange shaft
Special tools and workshop equipment required
Multi-purpose tool
VW 771
Drift
2051
Socket, 27 mm
3257
Torque wrench
V.A.G 1331
Torque wrench
V.A.G 1332
Puller
T10037
Tube
VW 421
Drift
VW 195
Procedure
To renew seal for left flange shaft or right drive flange, remove the respective drive shaft as follows:
Only loosen drive shaft/wheel hub bolt and wheel bolts when vehicle is standing on its wheels.
Raise vehicle.
Remove noise insulation tray below engine and gearbox.
Remove noise insulation tray from gearbox, if present.
Measure length of thread from nut to face of torsion bar stud
a
and note value.
Release tension from torsion bar using special tool
3257
Running gear, axles, steering from January 1996
Rep. Gr.
40
I - Removing and installing subframe, anti-roll bar, torsion bar, suspension link dampers; Removing, installing and adjusting torsion bar
.
Remove bolt for damper and anti-roll bar coupling rod.
Unbolt drive shaft from flange shaft.
Remove wheel.
Separate threaded connection between wheel bearing housing and lower swivel joint.
1
14 mm multi-point key (e.g.
Hazet 990
)
Press drive shaft out of wheel bearing housing.
When replacing left oil seal
Remove drive shaft
Chapter
.
Remove damper.
To remove left flange shaft, use base plate of
puller
T10037
.
Bolt base plate to flange shaft with two bolts
arrows
.
Secure
multi-purpose tool
VW 771
to base plate.
Pull out left flange shaft.
Always renew flange shaft retaining ring
Anchor
.
Pull out flange shaft oil seal using
VW 771
and
VW 771/37
.
Drive in new seal to stop.
Half-fill space between sealing lip and dust lip with
grease
G 052 128 A1
.
Drive in flange shaft.
Install drive shaft.
Check oil in gearbox with bevel box
Chapter
.
Install noise insulation tray.
When replacing oil seal on right:
Remove drive shaft
Chapter
.
Remove bevel box
Chapter
.
Remove right output shaft with drive flange from bevel box.
Pull out drive flange oil seal using
VW 771
and
VW 771/37
.
Drive in new seal to stop using
VW 195
.
Half-fill space between sealing lip and dust lip with
grease
G 052 128 A1
.
Renew retaining ring
A
for right output shaft with drive flange.
Clamp right output shaft with drive flange in vice using protective jaw covers. Use new retaining ring
A
to press old retaining ring out of groove.
Insert output shaft with drive flange in bevel box.
Install bevel box
Chapter
.
Install drive shaft
Running gear, axles, steering from January 1996
Rep. Gr.
40
III - Suspension; Removing and installing drive shaft
.
Check oil in gearbox with bevel box
Chapter
.
Install noise insulation tray.
Torque settings
Attach damper to longitudinal member and lower suspension link
Running gear, axles, steering from January 1996
Rep. Gr.
40
I - Removing and installing subframe, anti-roll bar, torsion bar, suspension links and dampers
.
Wheel bolts to hub
Running gear, axles, steering from January 1996
Rep. Gr.
44
Torque settings for wheel bolts
.