Renewing oil seal for right flange shaft, manual gearbox 02T — VW
Renewing oil seal for right flange shaft, manual gearbox 02T on VW: 16 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
Fits: VW Polo 6C (2014–2017)
- Opens: gearbox oil
- Renewed: sleeve
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- Remove flange shaft securing bolts. Screw 2 bolts into flange and counterhold flange shaft using a lever.
- Do not damage sleeve (A). Otherwise, leaks will occur.Renew sleeve if damaged and .
📋 Procedure
- Remove noise insulation General body repairs, exterior66Noise insulation.
- Turn steering to right to full lock.
- Remove drive shaft from flange shaft Running gear, axles, steering40Drive shaft; Removing and installing drive shaft.
- Raise drive shaft as high as possible and secure, taking care not to damage surfaces.
- Place drip tray under gearbox.
- Remove flange shaft securing bolts. Screw 2 bolts into flange and counterhold flange shaft using a lever.
- Pull out flange shaft with spring. If necessary, remove engine/gearbox connecting bolt in area of flange shaft.
- Remove flange shaft oil seal. [Note: Do not damage sleeve (A). Otherwise, leaks will occur.Renew sleeve if damaged and .]
- Drive in new seal to stop, being careful not to cant seal.
- Half-fill space between sealing lip and dust lip with sealing grease.
- Insert flange shaft.
- Press flange shaft against gearbox and secure.
- If removed, reinstall engine/gearbox connecting bolt in area of flange shaft .
- Install drive shaft to flange shaft Running gear, axles, steering40Drive shaft; Removing and installing drive shaft.
- Check gear oil level and top up to lower edge of oil filler hole if necessary .
- Install noise insulation General body repairs, exterior66Noise insulation.
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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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