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Renewing oil seals for flange shafts (rear final drive 0BR) — VW

Renewing oil seals for flange shafts (rear final drive 0BR) on VW: 13 steps, engines BWS, CBRA, CDLC, CDLF.

Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

13 steps 6 engine codes

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Golf VI (5K, 2008–2013)

  • Opens: gearbox oil

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  • Tighten bolts alternately one turn each until flange contacts plate (arrows), but no further! Do not tighten further!

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

BWSCBRACDLCCDLFCDLGCRZA

📐 5 workshop diagrams for BWS

Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.

Renewing oil seals for flange shafts (rear final drive 0BR) — BWS · diagram 1
Renewing oil seals for flange shafts (rear final drive 0BR) — BWS · diagram 2
Renewing oil seals for flange shafts (rear final drive 0BR) — BWS · diagram 3
Renewing oil seals for flange shafts (rear final drive 0BR) — BWS · diagram 4
Renewing oil seals for flange shafts (rear final drive 0BR) — BWS · diagram 5
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📋 Procedure

  1. Remove rear final drive .
  2. Remove drive shaft Running gear, axles, steering42Assembly overview - drive shaft; Removing and installing drive shaft.
  3. Bolt plate (A) of extractor T10037 to flange hand-tight using 2 M8 x 30 bolts (1).
  4. Tighten bolts alternately one turn each until flange contacts plate (arrows), but no further! Do not tighten further!
  5. ⚠ To avoid damage to the final drive and the tools, use only a plastic-headed mallet. — Lever out flange shaft oil seal using oil seal extractorVW 681.
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  1. Lightly oil new seal around outside circumference and drive in to stop with thrust piece T10049, taking care not to cant seal.
  2. Half-fill space between sealing lip and dust lip with sealing greaseG 052 128 A1.
  3. Clamp flange shaft in vice with protective jaw covers.
  4. Use new retaining ring (A) to press old retaining ring out of groove in flange shaft.
  5. Drive in flange shaft using plastic mallet and, if necessary, a drift.
  6. Install drive shaft Running gear, axles, steering42Assembly overview - drive shaft; Removing and installing drive shaft.
  7. Install rear final drive .
  8. Checking gear oil level in rear final drive .
Workshop diagrams

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.