Pinion, Removing And Installing: Removing
- The output gear of the spur gear unit as well as the parking lock gear is removed. Refer to Fig 3.
- Differential with ring gear is removed. Refer to DIFFERENTIAL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- Vehicles with self-locking center differential: remove inner output shaft. Refer to Inner Output Shaft Roller Bearing, Removing, Vehicles with Self-Locking Center Differential .
-- Remove the circlip -1-.
- When removing the pinions -3- remove the shim -2- to that they are not bonded in the groove all around the transmission housing.
Remove the pinion 7, vehicles without electric drive motor
1 - Spindle from Puller (Kukko 18/2):VAS 251 419
2 - Nut
3 - Thrust bearing from Subframe Bushing Tool Kit:3301
4 - Press Piece - Front Wishbone:3160
5 - Support Bridge:2011
6 - Bearing Installer - Front Wheel Bearing:3110
- The total height of the nut -8- and washer -9- may not be over 12 mm -dimension a-.
- The spindle -1- and the nut -8- must not contact the clutch housing -arrow B-.
-- Then remove the pinion -7- over the nut -2-. At the same time counterhold on the hex fitting -arrow A- of the spindle -1-.
-- Remove the shim "S 3 ".
Vehicles with electric drive motor
-- Remove the bolt -arrow- for the oil line -1-.
-- Slight press the oil line -1- to the side that, during the next step, the Bearing Installer - Front Wheel Bearing:3110 does not damage the oil line.
Remove the pinion 9, vehicles with electric drive motor
- Threaded spindle M16 with a length of at least 60 mm
- Nut, locked (quantity 2)
- Nut
- Thrust bearing from Subframe Bushing Tool Kit:3301
- Press Piece - Multiple Use:VW 519
- Bushing Tool Set - Thrust Piece:3291/2 from Assembly Tool:VAS 3291
- Support Bridge:2011
- Bearing Installer - Front Wheel Bearing:3110
- The total height of the nut -arrow 8- and washer may not be over 12 mm -dimension a-.
- The spindle -1- and the nut -arrow B- must not contact the clutch housing.
-- Then remove the pinion -9- over the nut -3-. For this, counterhold the locked nuts -arrow A-.
Continuation for all vehicles
-- Remove the shim "S 3 ".