Renewing outer seal on right of front differential lock: VW Golf VII
Step-by-step renewing outer seal on right of front differential lock for the VW Golf VII: 18 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 Golf VII (5G, 2012–2020)
- Opens: engine oil
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- Unscrew right flange shaft bolt (arrow 1) using socket. To do this, screw 2 bolts into flange and counterhold flange shaft with an assembly lever.
- The flange shaft is secured with a retaining ring (arrow).Make sure the retaining ring (arrow) is fitted.
📋 Procedure
- While vehicle is still standing on its wheels, loosen front right flange bolt (arrow) by a maximum of 90°, otherwise the wheel bearing will be damaged. Running gear, axles, steering40Drive shaft; Removing and installing drive shaft.
- If fitted, remove noise insulation General body repairs, exterior66Noise insulation; Assembly overview - noise insulation.
- Drain oil from front differential lock .
- Remove drive shaft heat shield (arrows)Running gear, axles, steering40Drive shaft.
- Remove right drive shaft Running gear, axles, steering40Drive shaft; Removing and installing drive shaft.
- Unscrew right flange shaft bolt (arrow 1) using socket. To do this, screw 2 bolts into flange and counterhold flange shaft with an assembly lever.
- Bolt multi-purpose toolVW 771 to flange shaft, and pull out flange shaft. [Note: The flange shaft is secured with a retaining ring (arrow).Make sure the retaining ring (arrow) is fitted.]
- Lever out flange shaft oil seal (1) using assembly lever.
- Lightly oil outer circumference of new oil seal.
- Drive in new oil seal to stop, being careful not to cant oil seal.
- Half-fill space between sealing lip and dust lip (arrow) with sealing greaseG 052 128 A1.
- Push in flange shaft to stop by hand.
- Carefully drive in flange shaft, being careful not to cant it.
- Tighten flange shaft with countersunk bolt.
- Top up gear oil in front differential lock .
- Install right drive shaft Running gear, axles, steering40Drive shaft; Removing and installing drive shaft.
- If present, install drive shaft heat shield (arrows)Running gear, axles, steering40Drive shaft.
- Install noise insulation General body repairs, exterior66Noise insulation; Assembly overview - noise insulation.
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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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