Transmission housing cover, servicing: Notes
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The following list pertains to Fig 1.
- Clip
- For release shaft
- Release shaft
Removing:
- Remove clip -1-, cover -8- and clip -7-.
- Pull out release shaft.
- Oil seal
- Fill space between lips with multi -purpose grease
- Extract using VW 681
- Installing, see Driving in oil seal for release shaft
- With transmission installed: replace by removing release shaft -2-
- Release bearing
- Can be removed with transmission installed
- Return spring
- Installation position, see Installation position of return spring
- Clutch lever
- Fits release shaft in one position only
- Clip
- Cover
- Always replace
- To remove, pierce and pry out
- Installing, see Installing cover
- Oil filler plug
- 25 N.m (18 ft lb)
- Without magnet
- Transmission housing cover
- Modifications notes, see Note following item 12).
- Needle bearing
- Removing, see Removing needle bearing
- Installing, see Installing needle bearing
- - Needle bearing retaining bolt
- 5 N.m (44 in lb)
NOTE:
- Vehicles with 1.8 or 1.9 liter engines: the needle bearing -11- and retaining bolt -12- were discontinued as of transmission number 28 01 3.
- Vehicles with 2.0 liter engines: the needle bearing and retaining bolt were discontinued as of transmission number 30 05 4.
- Only transmission housing covers without the needle bearing and retaining bolt are available as replacement parts.
- When a replacement housing cover is required, the needle bearing and retaining bolt are not to be installed.
- Transmission identification (number), see TRANSMISSION IDENTIFICATION