Renewing oil seal for right stub shaft — VW
Renewing oil seal for right stub shaft on VW: 14 steps, 2 torque figures. What to remove, what to tighten and to how many Nm, what to check after.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform codes AV2, AV3, AY3
- Opens: gearbox oil
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- The gear oil must be changed as only in this way can the correct gear oil level be assured.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 30 Nm (22 lb-ft) | Tighten new countersunk bolt for stub shaft |
| 30 Nm (22 lb-ft) | Tighten securing bolt for stub shaft |
ℹ️ Always cross-check the exact figure against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening — a wrong torque can damage the engine. These values are extracted from workshop data and may not cover every variant or revision.
📋 Procedure
- Remove noise insulation beneath engine/gearbox General body repairs, exterior50Noise insulation; Assembly overview - noise insulation.
- Remove drive shaft Running gear, axles, steering40Removing and installing drive shafts.
- Position used oil collection and extraction unitV.A.G 1782 or a drip tray under gearbox.
- Remove bolt (arrow) in stub shaft with socket T10107 A or socketV.A.G 1669.
- Pull out stub shaft.
- Pry seal out using assembly lever.
- Lightly oil outer circumference of new oil seal.
- Half fill space between sealing lip and dust lip with sealing greaseG 052 128(arrow).
- Drive in new seal to stop, being careful not to cant seal.
- Insert stub shaft.
- Tighten securing bolt for stub shaft to 30 Nm. When doing this, press intermediate shaft against gearbox so that bolt engages in thread. — 30 Nm (22 lb-ft)
- Reinstall drive shaft Running gear, axles, steering40Removing and installing drive shafts.
- If gear oil has escaped when removing the oil seal, change gear oil . [Note: The gear oil must be changed as only in this way can the correct gear oil level be assured.]
- Install noise insulation General body repairs, exterior50Noise insulation; Assembly overview - noise insulation.
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Who makes these pages, and how
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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The story behind TorqFix →Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.