Renewing left oil seal, rear final drive 0CQ/0CR/0AY — VW

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Golf VII Variant (BA), VW Golf VII (5G, 2012–2020), VW Passat B8 (3G, 2014–), VW Sharan II / SEAT Alhambra (7N, 2010–)

• Opens: gearbox oil

📋 Procedure

1. Remove left drive shaft Running gear, axles, steering 42. Drive shaft; Removing and installing drive shaft.
2. Unscrew spindle from bridge of puller18/0 and screw in pin 3282/34 instead.
3. Bolt bridge (A) to flange shaft using two bolts M8 x 30 (arrows).
4. Pull out flange shaft.
5. Lever out flange shaft oil seal using oil seal extractorVW 681.

6. Lightly lubricate outer diameter of the new sealing ring (1) and drive in seal with thrust piece T10049 until dimension (a) is reached without canting it.
7. Half-fill space between sealing lip and dust lip with sealing greaseG 052 128 A1.
8. Clamp flange shaft in vice with jaw protectors.
9. Use new retaining ring (A) to press old retaining ring out of groove in flange shaft.
10. Drive in flange shaft using plastic mallet and, if necessary, a drift.
11. Install drive shaft Running gear, axles, steering 42. Drive shaft; Removing and installing drive shaft.
12. Checking gear oil level in rear final drive (see the separate procedure).

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