FLANGE SHAFT PROTECTIVE RING, REPLACING, 0B0 AND 09R "quattro ultra"

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Special tools and workshop equipment required

Press Plate:VW 401

Fig 1: Press Plate
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Press Plate:VW 402

Fig 2: Press Plate VW402
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Press Piece - Multiple Use:VW 412

Fig 3: Identifying Press Piece - Multiple Use VW412
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-3- Separating Tool - 22 to 115mm, for example Splitter:VAS251411

Fig 4: Commercially Available Puller Set
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Seal Installer - Drive Flange:T10143

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Seal Installer - Clutch Housing:T40260

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Flange shaft removed.

Removing the protective ring A from the flange shaft

Fig 5: Identifying Separating Tool

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B - Separating Tool, for example, Splitter:VAS251411

Installing the protective ring 1 on the flange shaft

Fig 6: Installing the protective ring -1- on the flange shaft

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Installation position: the larger outer diameter of the protective ring faces toward the flange.
This image is a symbolic illustration. Use the Seal Installer - Drive Flange:T10143 .
On the final drive "09R" use the Seal Installer - Clutch Housing:T40260 for the left flange shaft.