Left Seal, Replacing: Removing
- Transmission removed. Refer to TRANSMISSION, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
Place the Shop Crane - Drip Tray VAS6208 under the transmission.
-- Remove the bolt -arrow- and drain the transmission fluid.
-- Install and tighten the bolt -arrow-. Tightening specification 40 Nm.
-- Remove bolts -arrows- on left flange shaft mounting bracket.
-- Remove the flange shaft from the transmission in the direction of -arrow A-.
If it is not possible to remove the left flange shaft by hand, then use the Slide Hammer Set VW771 to remove it.
Attach the plate from the Puller - Flanged Shaft T10037 to the flange shaft -arrows- and attach the spindle from the Slide Hammer Set VW771 (nuts -A-).
-- Remove the right flange shaft by attaching the Puller - Flanged Shaft T10037 to the final drive cover -arrow-.
-- Remove the bolts -arrows-.
Danger of causing damage to the differential.
- Slowly and carefully remove front final driver cover from transmission housing. Otherwise differential can fall out of transmission.
- A damaged differential may not be installed again. If the differential gets damaged, then the transmission must be replaced.
-- Carefully remove the front final drive cover; when doing this some transmission oil will drain out.
-- Carefully remove the differential -arrow- and lay it on a soft support.
-- Pry out the left flange shaft seal.
-- Thoroughly clean the area where the transmission is accessed.