Front Final Drive Cover O-Ring

NOTE:

Clean working conditions for the automatic transmission, refer to GUIDELINES FOR CLEAN WORKING CONDITIONS .

General repair instructions, refer to REPAIR INFORMATION .

Special tools and workshop equipment required

Oil Collecting and Extracting Device V.A.G 1782

Procedure

-- Place the V.A.G 1782 under the transmission.

-- Remove the right flange shaft. Refer to RIGHT FLANGE SHAFT .

-- Remove the front final drive cover bolts in the sequence opposite the tightening sequence illustrated and remove the cover together with the tapered roller bearing outer race and shim.

Fig 1: Removing Front Final Drive Cover

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NOTE:

The shim must be the correct size and must not be replaced by a shim with a different thickness.

-- Replace the O-ring -arrow-.

Fig 2: Replacing Differential Cover O-Ring

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-- Insert the differential into the transmission housing.

If the tapered roller bearing outer race and the shim have fallen out of the front final drive cover:

-- Lubricate the shim and tapered roller bearing outer race with gear oil and insert them into the front final drive cover as far as the stop.

-- Tighten the front final drive cover bolts. Refer to Figure.

Fig 3: Removing Front Final Drive Cover

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-- Install the right flange shaft. Refer to RIGHT FLANGE SHAFT .

-- Axle oil, adding to transmission after repair. Refer to FRONT FINAL DRIVE GEAR OIL, FILLING AFTER REPAIR .