Right Flange Shaft Seal In Front Axle Differential Lock, Replacing: Installing

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-- Fill the space on the new seal between the sealing/dust lip -arrow- halfway with Sealing Grease:G 052 128 A1 .

Seal installation position:

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The open side -arrow- faces the inside (towards front axle differential lock) of the front axle differential lock.

-- Install the seal all the way in without tilting it.

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-- Install the flange shaft. Refer to Removing And Installing Flange Shaft.(VW771, Completing with VW540/1B.) .

-- Install front axle differential lock. Refer to FRONT AXLE DIFFERENTIAL LOCK, INSTALLING .

-- Fill the front axle differential lock fluid. Refer to FRONT AXLE DIFFERENTIAL LOCK FLUID, DRAINING AND FILLING .