Renewing left drive flange seal — VW

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

3066 Assembly tool
3094 Hose clamps
3142 Drift sleeve
T10037 Puller

Vehicles without differential lock

Separate drive shaft flanges and tie-up.

Remove output shaft drive flange by screwing lower support of puller T10037 into left cover (arrow).

Lever seal out with a lever.

Drive new seal in flush.
Half fill space between sealing lip and dust lip with grease G 052 128 A1.

Clamp output shaft drive flange in vice using vice clamps.

Press circlip out of output shaft groove using new circlip -A-.
Drive in output shaft drive flange using a synthetic head hammer.
Checking gearbox oil in rear final drive
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39-166
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Renew flange shaft/drive shaft seal (pull off protective foil and glue seal into joint).

Vehicles up to 12.95

Reconnect drive shaft flanges.

=> Running gear; Repair group 42; Servicing rear wheel bearings; Removing and installing rear driveshaft
Running gear
Servicing rear wheel bearings
Removing and installing rear driveshaft

Vehicles from 01.96

Reconnect drive shaft flanges.

=> Running gear, axles, steering from January 1996; Repair group 42; Servicing rear wheel bearings (front and four-wheel drive); Removing and installing rear drive shaft
Running gear, axles, steering from January 1996
Servicing rear wheel bearings (front and four-wheel drive)
Removing and installing rear drive shaft

Vehicles with differential lock

Separate drive shaft flanges and tie-up.

Engage differential lock using vacuum controls or by hand at selector fork/fork head (direction of arrow) and clamp off left vacuum hose using hose clamp 3094 -A- so that differential lock remains engaged.
Pull output shaft drive flange out from differential bevel gears by turning bolt -C- (M 10 x 100). When doing this place spanner -B- under drive flange.

Note:

If drive flange cants during removal sequence then fit a second bolt into opposing threaded hole for removing.

Place drip tray underneath.
Lever seal out with a lever. When doing this ensure differential lock remains engaged.
Drive new seal in flush.
Half fill space between sealing lip and dust lip with grease G 052 128 A1.

Clamp output shaft drive flange in vice using vice clamps.

Press circlip out of output shaft groove using new circlip -A-.
Drive in output shaft drive flange using a synthetic head hammer.
Remove hose clamp.
Switch off differential lock.
Checking gearbox oil in rear final drive
=> Page
39-166
.
Renew flange shaft/drive shaft seal (pull off protective foil and glue seal into joint).

Vehicles up to 12.95

Reconnect drive shaft flanges.

=> Running gear; Repair group 42; Servicing rear wheel bearings; Removing and installing rear driveshaft
Running gear
Servicing rear wheel bearings
Removing and installing rear driveshaft

Vehicles from 01.96

Reconnect drive shaft flanges.

=> Running gear, axles, steering from January 1996; Repair group 42; Servicing rear wheel bearings (front and four-wheel drive); Removing and installing rear drive shaft
Running gear, axles, steering from January 1996
Servicing rear wheel bearings (front and four-wheel drive)
Removing and installing rear drive shaft