Outer Driveshaft, Disassembling And Assembling: Notes

Special Tools And Workshop Equipment Required 

• Press Plate :VW401 

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• Press Plate :VW402 
• Press Piece - Reverse Gear Syncro :3296 

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• Multi-Pin Connector Tool :T10211 

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Overview - Exterior Driveshaft 

Fig 1: Exploded View Of Exterior Driveshaft

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1. Exterior Driveshaft
2. Retaining plate with bolts: lettering points toward the gear - flat side to the bearing. Tightening specification: 8 Nm + 90°
3. Bearing: pressing off (refer to Pressing Off Bearing Of Outer Driveshaft ), pressing on (refer to Installing New Bearing All The Way For Outer Driveshaft ).
4. Circlip determining thickness. Refer to the first figure in Fitting The Circlip .