Rear Flange Shaft, Seal And Ball Bearing, Removing And Installing
Special tools and workshop equipment required
- Press Plate VW401
- Press Plate VW402
- Press Piece - Multiple Use VW412
- Press Piece - 60mm VW415A
- Press Piece - Press Tube 30-100
- Press Piece - Front Control Arm 2040
- Seal Installer - Cardan Flange T40165
- Sealing Grease G 052 128 A1
Procedure
-- Remove the center differential housing. Refer to CENTER DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, BOLTED DRIVESHAFT .
-- Remove the circlip -arrow-.
-- Remove the flange shaft by positioning the center differential housing so the flange shaft does not touch the pressure plates VW401 and VW402.
-- Pry out the shaft seal -1-.
Ignore -item 2-.
-- Remove the flange shaft ball bearing and spacer sleeve if necessary.
-- Installing the flange shaft ball bearing.
- The shoulder on the Press Piece - 60mm VW415A -arrow- faces the Press Piece - Multiple Use VW412.
-- The press in the spacer sleeve -item 5- using the Press Piece - 60mm VW415A. Refer to OVERVIEW - CENTER DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING WITH FLANGE SHAFT (BOLTED DRIVESHAFT), see Figure.
-- Lightly oil the outer circumference on the shaft seal and then install it all the way using the Seal Installer - Cardan Flange T40165.
- Installation position: the open side of the seal faces the transmission.
-- Fill the space between the sealing and dust lip halfway with Sealing Grease G 052 128 A1.
-- Install the flange shaft.
-- Install the flange shaft into the center differential housing from underneath.
-- Position the housing and flange shaft on the Press Plate VW402 under the shop press.
-- Press in the bearing inner race using the Press Piece - Press Tube 30-100 on the flange shaft.
-- Install a new circlip -arrow- on the flange shaft.
-- Install the center differential housing. Refer to CENTER DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, BOLTED DRIVESHAFT - INSTALLING .