Removing left-hand flange shaft oil seal — VW
Removing left-hand flange shaft oil seal on VW: 10 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
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- Grease the twist drill (B), so that drillings will stick to the grease.Drill only through the metal ring (C), otherwise the gearbox will be damaged.
- The panel screw must not be screwed in too deeply, otherwise the bearing behind will be damaged.
📋 Procedure
- Remove noise insulation (arrows).
- Remove left-hand noise insulation.
- Remove left-hand drive shaft running gear, axles, steering40
- Position drip tray V.A.G 1306 underneath.
- Seal opening in gearbox for drive shaft with a clean cloth (A).
- Carefully drill a (2 to 4 mm hole) in the outer metal ring of the oil seal using a commercially available twist drill (B). [Note: Grease the twist drill (B), so that drillings will stick to the grease. Drill only through the metal ring (C), otherwise the gearbox will be damaged.]
- Screw an approx. 4 mm diameter panel screw into the drilled hole of the oil seal (arrow). [Note: The panel screw must not be screwed in too deeply, otherwise the bearing behind will be damaged.]
- Pull seal out with puller T10055 and adapter T10055/2.
- Remove the cloth and thoroughly clean the gearbox and the opening for the drive shaft.
- ⚠ No metal fillings may enter the gearbox or the opening for the drive shaft, clean the area of metal drillings using a vacuum cleaner if necessary. — Lever the rest of the seal out using a screwdriver (A).
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