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

Special tools, workshop equipment, test and measuring appliances and aux. items required

VW 771 Multi-purpose tool
2051 Mandrel
3257 Socket, 27 mm AF
V.A.G 1331 Torque wrench
V.A.G 1332 Torque wrench
T10037 Puller

Special tools, workshop equipment, testers, measuring instruments and auxiliary items required

VW 421 Tube

VW 195 Drift

Additional information

Workshop Manual Transport 1991 ▸, Axles, steering, suspension from January 1996

To renew the left-hand flange shaft or right-hand drive flange seal, the respective drive shaft must be removed 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/gearbox.
Remove noise insulation tray from gearbox, if part of original equipment.

Measure distance from nut face to end of torsion bar threaded rod -a- and note.
Relieve tension on torsion bar with special tool 3257.

=> Axles, steering, suspension from January 1996; Repair group 40; I - Removing and installing subframe, anti-roll bar, torsion bar, wishbone, shock absorber; Removing, installing and adjusting torsion bar.
Axles, steering, suspension from January 1996
I - Removing and installing subframe, anti-roll bar, torsion bar, wishbone, shock absorber
Removing, installing and adjusting torsion bar.

Remove bolt for shock absorber/anti-roll bar coupling link.
Disconnect drive shaft from flanged shaft.
Remove wheel.

Disconnect wheel bearing housing/lower ball joint bolted connection.

1 -
14 mm AF multi-point socket bit (e.g. Hazet 990)

Press drive shaft out of wheel bearing housing.

When replacing left-hand oil seal:

Removing drive shaft => Page
39-1
.
Remove shock absorber.

Use plate from puller T10037 when removing left flange shaft.
Bolt plate to flange shaft using two bolts -arrows-.
Secure multi-purpose tool VW 771 to this plate.
Pull out left flange shaft
Always renew flange shaft circlip => Page
34-127
.

Pull flange shaft oil seal out using VW 771 and VW 771/37.

Drive new seal in onto stop.
Half fill space between sealing lip and dust lip with grease G 052 128 A1.
Drive in flange shaft.
Install drive shaft.
Checking oil in gearbox with bevel box
=> Page
34-106
.
Install noise insulation tray.

When replacing right-hand oil seal:

Remove drive shaft => Page
39-1
.
Removing bevel box => Page
34-97
.

Remove right output shaft drive flange from bevel box.
Pull drive flange oil seal out using VW 771 and VW 771/37.
Drive in new oil seal as far as stop with VW 195.
Half fill space between sealing lip and dust lip with grease G 052 128 A1.

Renew circlip -A- for right output shaft/drive flange.
Using vice clamps with protective pads, clamp right flange shaft or stub shaft in a vice. Press old circlip out from groove with new circlip -A-.
Fit output shaft drive flange into bevel box.

Install bevel box => Page
34-103
.
Install drive shaft.

=> Running gear, axles, steering from January 1996; Repair group 40; III - Removing and installing wheel bearing and driveshaft
Running gear, axles, steering from January 1996
III - Removing and installing wheel bearing and driveshaft

Checking oil in gearbox with bevel box
=> Page
34-106
.
Install noise insulation tray.

Tightening torques:

Shock absorber to longitudinal member and lower wishbone

=> Axles, steering, suspension from January 1996; Repair group 40; I - Removing and installing subframe, anti-roll bar, torsion bar, wishbone and shock absorber
Axles, steering, suspension from January 1996
I - Removing and installing subframe, anti-roll bar, torsion bar, wishbone and shock absorber

Wheel bolts to wheel hub

=> Running gear, axles, steering from January 1996; Repair group 44; Wheel bolt torque settings
Running gear, axles, steering from January 1996
Wheel bolt torque settings