Renewing right oil seal on manual gearbox, front-wheel drive — VW

Renewing right oil seal on manual gearbox, front-wheel drive
Special tools and workshop equipment required
Drift
3384
Counterhold tool
T10140
Torque wrench
V.A.G 1331
Counterhold tool
T50053
Sealing grease for radial shaft oil seal
Electronic Parts Catalogue
Grease
for splines of stub shaft
Electronic Parts Catalogue
Removing
Loosen front right wheel bolts.
Raise vehicle.
Remove right wheel.
If fitted, remove noise insulation
General body repairs, exterior
Rep. gr.
66
Noise insulation; Assembly overview - noise insulation
.
If fitted, remove noise insulation for right drive shaft from wheel housing.
Separate threaded connection securing wheel bearing housing to lower swivel joint
Running gear, axles, steering
Rep. gr.
40
Lower suspension link, swivel joint; Assembly overview - lower suspension link, swivel joint
.
Remove right drive shaft
A
from rear engine support
arrows
.
Pull right drive shaft off gearbox stub shaft, raise and secure.
Unscrew stub shaft securing bolt
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, counterholding stub shaft with
counterhold tool
T10140
or
counterhold tool
T50053
while doing so.
Place
drip tray
or
used oil collection and extraction unit
V.A.G 1782
under the gearbox.
Remove stub shaft with compression spring.
Lever out stub shaft oil seal e.g. with lever.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:
Lightly oil outer diameter of new oil seal, and drive it in to stop.
Half-fill space between sealing lip and dust lip
arrow
with
sealing grease
.
Insert stub shaft with spring.
Tighten countersunk bolt for stub shaft
arrow
. Counterhold stub shaft when doing this.
Renew O-ring
arrow
of stub shaft.
Grease splines of stub shaft with
grease
Electronic Parts Catalogue
.
Push right drive shaft
A
onto gearbox stub shaft.
Screw bolts
arrows
into rear engine support
Running gear, axles, steering
Rep. gr.
40
Drive shaft; Removing and installing drive shaft
.
Join wheel bearing housing to lower swivel joint
Running gear, axles, steering
Rep. gr.
40
Lower suspension link, swivel joint; Assembly overview - lower suspension link, swivel joint
.
If present, install noise insulation for right drive shaft in wheel housing.
Check oil level in gearbox
Chapter
.
If present, install noise insulation
General body repairs, exterior
Rep. gr.
66
Noise insulation; Assembly overview - noise insulation
.
Install wheel
Running gear, axles, steering
Rep. gr.
44
Wheels, tyres; Specified torque for wheel bolts
.
Specified torques
Chapter
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Assembly overview - differential, front-wheel drive
”