Right Seal, Replacing: Installing

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Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

-- Always replace the flange shaft locking ring -A-.

Fig 1: Identifying Circlip

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-- Clamp the flange shaft in a vise with jaw protectors. Use the new circlip -A- to press the previous circlip out of the flange shaft groove.

-- Lightly coat the outer circumference of the new shaft seal with oil.

Fig 2: Installing Shaft Seal

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-- Install the new right flange shaft seal all the way without tilting it.

-- Fill the space between the sealing and dust lip halfway with Sealing Grease G 052 128 A1.

-- Drive in the flange shaft using the Bearing/Bushing Installer - Multiple Use VW295.

-- Fill transmission fluid in manual transmission and check the transmission fluid level. Refer to TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL, CHECKING .