Renewing right stub shaft oil seal — VW

Renewing right stub shaft oil seal
Special tools and workshop equipment required
Drip tray
V.A.G 1306
Torque wrench
V.A.G 1331
Thrust piece
T10129
Socket
T10245
Puller hooks
T20143/2
Grease
G 052 128 A1
for seal
Grease
G 000 100
for drive shaft splines
Screw clamp 350 mm long (commercially available)
Removing
Do not start engine with stub shaft removed.
Loosen front right wheel bolts.
Raise vehicle.
Remove right wheel.
Remove noise insulation beneath engine/gearbox
General body repairs, exterior
Rep. gr.
66
Exterior equipment; Noise insulation
.
Separate threaded connection between wheel bearing housing and lower swivel joint
Running gear, axles, steering
Rep. gr.
40
.
Remove right drive shaft
A
from rear torque reaction support of the engine
arrows
, pull it off gearbox stub shaft and tie up.
The surface protection of shaft must not be damaged; plastic cable ties are therefore very good.
Place
drip tray
V.A.G 1306
under gearbox.
Replace old retaining ring
B
by a new retaining ring
A
.
Retaining ring
A
is fitted only on vehicles with all-wheel drive.
Unscrew securing bolt for stub shaft using
socket
T10245
.
Remove stub shaft with compression spring.
Pull out stub shaft oil seal using
puller hooks
T20143/2
.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:
For
»new«
seal, fill half of the space between sealing lip and dust lip with
sealing grease
G 052 128 A1
.
Lightly oil outer diameter additionally.
Drive in
thrust piece
T10129
and seal until they are flush with flat surface of gearbox housing.
Insert stub shaft by hand and fit screw clamp onto shaft. (Do not cover hole - bolt
arrow
is to be installed later).
Fit clamp onto gearbox housing
arrow
on the opposite side.
Do not fit screw clamp onto hole - bolt is to be installed!
Apply a preload to the stub shaft until you can screw in the countersunk bolt by hand.
Press in stub shaft with clamp against pressure of spring, until bolt can be tightened.
Remember to use a
»new«
retaining ring
A
on vehicles with all-wheel drive, and O-ring
B
.
Lightly grease stub shaft splines with
grease
G 000 100
to
B
.
Push right drive shaft
A
onto gearbox stub shaft, and secure it to rear torque reaction support of engine
arrows
Running gear, axles, steering
Rep. gr.
40
Removing and installing drive shafts
.
Connect wheel bearing housing and lower swivel joint
Running gear, axles, steering
Rep. gr.
40
.
Check ATF level
Chapter
.
Install noise insulation beneath engine/gearbox
General body repairs, exterior
Rep. gr.
66
Exterior equipment; Noise insulation
.
Install wheel
Running gear, axles, steering
Rep. gr.
44
Torque settings for wheel bolts
.
Specified torques
Component
Specified torque
Countersunk bolt
25 Nm