Right Flange Shaft Seal With Transmission Removed: Installing
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Install in reverse sequence; note the following points:
Always replace the flange shaft locking ring -A-.
Fig 1: Identifying Flange Shaft Clamped In Vise And Using New Circlip To Press Old Circlip Out Of Groove In Flange Shaft
-- Clamp flange shaft in vise, using jaw protectors. Press previous circlip out of flange shaft grooved with new circlip -A-.
-- Lightly oil outer circumference of new shaft seal.
-- Install the new right flange shaft seal all the way without tilting it.
-- Fill area between sealing lip and dust lip halfway with sealing grease G 052 128 A1.
-- Drive in flange shaft using VW 295.
-- Fill the transmission with transmission fluid and check the level. Refer to General Information . Remove the oil filler plug -arrow-.