Removing All-Wheel Final Drive
- Clamp steering wheel in centre position with steering wheel holder -fig ure-
.
Steering wheel holder
- Unscew plastic nuts -arrows-
on front right wheel housing liner.
Wheel housing liner mount
- Engage special tool > VW552 - Spring tensioner in top of wheel housing, behind wheel housing liner, and support the spring strut.
Installation position of spring compressor
- Remove cover plate on the steering -arrows-
.
Cover plate on steering
- Pull Servotronic plug off the steering gear.
- Unscrew bolted connection -arrow-
securing universal joint to steering gear. Remove universal joint from steering gear.
Universal joint bolted connection
- Remove left and right drive shafts from the all-wheel final drive using > Nr.31 - multiple-tooth socket-wrench insert M12.
- Remove cover plate on front final drive by loosening three fastening screws and removing the plate.
Information
VAG bolts
- Fastening screw -left arrow- at front right cannot be removed until the front-axle carrier is lowered.
- Unscrew fastening screws for all-wheel final drive and screw for drive flange.
VAG bolts
Information
- Supports 1, 4 and 7 must be fitted to the unit lifting platform.
- Raise unit lifting platform until it is touching the front-axle carrier.
- Unscrew bolts -arrows-
on front-axle carrier.
Bolts on front-axle carrier
- Undo bolt connecting spring strut to trailing arm -arrow-
.
Bolt connecting spring strut to trailing arm
- Disengage servo line from the front-axle carrier at the three holders -arrows-
.
Servo line holders
NOTE: NOTIFICATION
Chassis subframe lowered too far- Over-extension of joints on the chassis
→ Only lower the chassis subframe sufficiently to allow the transmission to be removed.
- Over-extension of joints on the chassis
- Lower the front-axle carrier with the unit lifting platform. Remove the vent line from the final drive at the same time.CAUTION: Risk of damage to ATF lines and pressure line for power steering.
- Protect ATF lines with water hose or similar.
→ > The servo line must not be crushed or stretched.
- Protect ATF lines with water hose or similar.
- Press left drive shaft out of the flange on the final drive.
Pressing out drive shaft
- Lift transmission and press to the left.
- Tilt forward the transmission housing together with drive flange.
Movement sequence for all-wheel final drive
- Remove all-wheel final drive downwards through the front-axle carrier.
Removing all-wheel final drive