Flange/Driveshaft Seal, Rear Final Drive 0BF: Installing

Install in reverse order of removal. Be sure to note the following:

-- Fill the space between the sealing and dust lips halfway with sealing greaseG 052 128 A1.

-- Place the new seal -A- on the T40222/1.

-- Coat the outer circumference of the shaft seal with gear oil.

-- Install the T40222/1 and the shaft seal -A- on the pinion -B-.

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

-- Heat the flange/driveshaft -B- to 115 °C (239 °F) using the VAS 6414 or a hotplate.

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

-- Install the flange/driveshaft all the way using the T10380.

Install the locking ring -1- as follows: 

• Always replace the locking ring -1-.
• The bevel on the inner diameter of the locking ring -arrow A- faces out, toward the driveshaft.
• The wide strip on the locking ring -arrow B- must be on the right side, as illustrated.

-- Measure the thickness of the old locking ring -1-.

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

-- Install the new locking ring -1-.

-- Gear oil in rear final drive 0BF, Filling, refer to GEAR OIL IN REAR FINAL DRIVE 0BF, FILLING .

-- Driveshaft, attaching to rear final drive ATTACH THE DRIVESHAFT TO THE REAR FINAL DRIVE 

Audi A4, A5 Coupe/Convertible, A6, A7 

-- Tighten the driveshaft center bearing in the body free of tension. Tightening specification, refer to item  9.

-- Install the heat shield and the crossmember. Refer to OVERVIEW - UNDERBODY PANELS .

Continuation for All Vehicles 

-- Install rear section of exhaust system. Refer to the appropriate service information .