Rear Final Drive 0BE - Replacing, Flange/Driveshaft Shaft Seal: Installing

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Install in reverse order of removal. Pay attention to the following:

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

-- Coat outer edge of the seal with gear oil.

-- Place the new shaft seal -A- on the Seal Installer - Propshaft - Guide Sleeve :T40247/1 .

NOTE:

Make sure the shaft seal spring is in its installation position behind the sealing lip.

-- Push the Seal Installer - Propshaft - Guide Sleeve :T40247/1 and the shaft seal -A- onto the pinion -B-.

-- Install the shaft seal all the way. Be careful not to bend it.

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-- Warm the flange/driveshaft -B- with a Inductive Heater :VAS6414 or a Heating Plate to 115 °C (239 °F).

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WARNING:

Wear safety gloves.
If using a Heating Plate the temperature must be observed using a Digital Thermometer :VAS6519 .

-- Position the flange/driveshaft -B- on the pinion -A- so that the marking -arrow- lines up.

-- Install the flange/driveshaft with the Seal Installer - Hollow Shaft :T10380 .

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Install the circlip -1- as follows:

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Always replace the circlip -1-.
The bevel on the inner diameter of the circlip -arrow A- faces out, toward the driveshaft.
The wide tab on the circlip -arrow B- must be on the right side, as illustrated above.

-- Measure the thickness of the old circlip -1-.

-- Install a new circlip -1- having the same thickness as the old one.

-- Install the new circlip -1-.

NOTE:

A new circlip -arrow- must be selected when replacing the flange/driveshaft.

For this, determine and insert the thickest circlip -arrow- that can still be installed in the groove.

-- Fill with gear oil in the rear final drive 0BE. Refer to GEAR OIL IN REAR FINAL DRIVE 0BE, FILLING .

-- Install the driveshaft on the rear final drive. Refer to DRIVESHAFT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING FROM REAR FINAL DRIVE .

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