Renewing oil seals for flange shafts: VW Phaeton
Step-by-step renewing oil seals for flange shafts for the VW Phaeton: 13 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 Phaeton (3D)
📋 Procedure
- Remove rear final drive .
- Bolt puller T10037 to housing (arrow) and pull out flange shaft.
- Bolt puller T10037 to housing (arrow) and pull out flange shaft.
- Lever seal out with appropriate assembly lever.
- Assemble in reverse order, taking care of the following points:
- Apply gear oil to circumference of seal.
- Half-fill space between sealing lip and dust lip with sealing greaseG 052 128 A1.
- Drive in new seal to stop, being careful not to cant seal.
- Apply gear oil to circumference of seal.
- Half-fill space between sealing lip and dust lip with sealing greaseG 052 128 A1.
- Drive in new seal to stop, being careful not to cant seal.
- Drive in flange shaft with driftVW 295.
- Install final drive .
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