Removing and installing oil seals for drive shafts — VW

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(Gearbox installed)

Observe general repair instructions
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Removing

To renew the left or right-hand drive shaft oil seals the relevant drive shaft must be removed as follows:

With the vehicle resting on its wheels loosen left-hand wheel hub/drive shaft bolt and left and right-hand wheel securing bolts.
Remove wheel

Loosen/remove left or right-hand wheel mounting as follows:

Press track rod off steering arm.

1 -
Hooks (commercially available) e.g. Kukko No. 1-90
2 -
Puller (commercial available) e.g. Kukko No. 20-10

Tie track rod up.

Separate bolted connection for wheel bearing housing/lower swivel joint.

Remove coupling link -1- on shock absorber.
Remove brake hose and, if fitted, the ABS sensor cable from bracket on shock absorber.
Remove insulation tray below engine/gearbox, if fitted.

Place drip tray underneath.

When replacing left-hand oil seal:

Lever left-hand drive shaft out from gearbox and pull out from wheel hub.

When replacing right-hand oil seal:

Pull right-hand drive shaft out from centre bearing by tugging outwards on wheel mounting.
Tie-up drive shaft as high as possible. Do not damage paint on drive shaft.

Vehicles up to January 97

Unbolt centre bearing (arrows -A-) from mounting on engine block and pull shaft out from gearbox or lever out if necessary.
Unbolt bracket (arrow -B-) from engine block.

Vehicles from January 97

Unbolt axle shaft bearing (arrows) and pull axle shaft out of gearbox.

Remove engine/gearbox support -arrows 1 to 3-.

Continuation for all vehicles

Pull seal out.

A - Internal puller, 36 - 48 mm e.g. Kukko 21/6

B - Counter support, e.g. Kukko 22/2

Note:

The left and right seals can be pulled out with the same tool.

Installing

Drive new seal in onto stop, when doing this do not cant seal.

Note:

The left and right seals can be pressed in with the same tool.

Fill space between sealing lip and dust lip with multi-purpose grease.
On vehicles from January 97, tighten support in ascending order => Tightening torques Page .
Press left-hand differential drive shaft or right-hand axle drive shaft in with a new securing clip or drive in carefully with a synthetic head hammer.

Top gearbox oil up to lower edge of filler hole.

Gear oil specification => Page
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Tightening torques

Shock absorber to coupling link · 100 Nm
Wheel bearing housing to lower swivel joint · 55 Nm

Drive shaft to wheel hub · 200 Nm
Wheel bolts to wheel hub · 140 Nm
Track rod to steering arm · 30 Nm and turn 90°further

Vehicles up to January 97

Centre bearing to bracket (arrows -A-) · 27 Nm
Bracket (arrow -B-) to engine · 50 Nm

Vehicles from January 97

Support to engine/gearbox

Bolt -1- · 45 Nm
Bolt -2- · 20 Nm
Bolt -3- · 45 Nm

First tighten bolts -arrows1 to 3- in ascending order hand tight, then tighten to tightening torque.

Axle shaft bearing to support

Bolts (arrows) · 20 Nm