Removing and installing plate sealing flange: VW Touran I / Golf V / Jetta (AXW, BGU, BLR, BLX, …)
Step-by-step removing and installing plate sealing flange for the VW Touran I / Golf V / Jetta: 10 steps, 1 torque figure.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Touran I (1T, 2003–2015), VW Golf V / Jetta (1K, 2003–2009); platform code 5M1
Don't miss
- Do not additionally oil or grease the oil seal sealing lip.If a plate sealing flange is installed in place of an aluminium sealing flange, pull out centring pins and use shorter bolts ETKA (Electronic parts catalogue).
- Clean sealing surfaces. They must be free of oil and grease.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 15 Nm (11 lb-ft) | Tighten securing 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.
📐 65 workshop diagrams for AXW
Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.
📋 Procedure
- Remove gearbox 34Removing and installing gearbox.
- Remove flywheel or drive plate as applicable.
- Remove sump.
- Unbolt sealing flange (arrows). [Note: Do not additionally oil or grease the oil seal sealing lip.If a plate sealing flange is installed in place of an aluminium sealing flange, pull out centring pins and use shorter bolts Electronic parts catalogue.]
- Clean sealing surfaces. They must be free of oil and grease.
- Remove oil residue from crankshaft journal using clean cloth.
- Fit guide sleeve T20097 onto crankshaft journal.
- Slide sealing flange over guide sleeve T20097 onto crankshaft journal.
- Tighten securing bolts to 15 Nm (arrows). — 15 Nm (11 lb-ft)
- Install sump.
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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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