Replacing Sealing Ring For All-Wheel Flanged Shaft
WARNING: This page is about a different variant/trim than selected.
WARNING:
Hot fluid
- Danger of scalding
- → Let the fluid cool down.
- → Wear personal protective gear.
- Remove all-wheel flanged shaft -1-
.
All-wheel flange shaft
- 1.1 > VW771 - Multi-purpose tool-2- with VW 771/43 -3- and VW 771/45 -4- must be fitted on the all-wheel flanged shaft -1- .
- 1.2 Pull off and remove all-wheel flanged shaft -1- using > VW771 - multi-purpose tool-2- , VW 771/43 -3- and VW 771/45 -4- .
- 1.3 Remove tools from flanged shaft -1- .
- > VAS 6622A - Used oil collection and extraction unit must be placed under the transfer gear.
- Remove sealing ring on all-wheel flanged shaft -1-
using > VW681 - hook-2-
.
Sealing ring for halfshaft flange
- Clean sealing surfaces thoroughly.
Information
- The open side of the sealing ring must be facing the transmission.
- Fit new
sealing ring.
- 5.1 Coat the external circumference and sealing lip on the sealing ring with a light coating of ATF.
- 5.2 Tap new sealing ring in as far as it will go using > T40189 - pressure piece .
- Replace circlip on flanged shaft -1-
.
Circlip on flanged shaft
- 6.1 Remove circlip on flanged shaft -1- using VAS 5503 A -2- .
- 6.2 Insert new circlip on flanged shaft -1- using VAS 5503 A -2- .
- Half-fill the space for the all-wheel drive sealing ring between the sealing lip and dust lip with sealing grease G 052 128 A1
.
Information
Make sure not to damage the sealing ring when guiding the all-wheel flanged shaft into the final drive.
- Install all-wheel flanged shaft -1-
.
All-wheel flange shaft
- 8.1 Fit all-wheel flanged shaft -1- and insert it into the final drive at the front right with a quick jerk -Arrow- .
- Check that the all-wheel flanged shaft is fitted correctly.
- 9.1 Hold the all-wheel flanged shaft with both hands and pull it outwards.
- 9.2 If the all-wheel flanged shaft can only be pulled out again using considerable force, the all-wheel flanged shaft is fitted correctly.
- 9.3 If necessary, press the all-wheel flanged shaft back into the final drive at the front right.