Reverse Gear Wheel Stop Ring And Spring

Special tools and workshop equipment required 

• Thrust Plate VW 401
• Thrust Disc VW 412
• Carrier Bearing Installation Tool 3350

Removing 

-- Remove the stop ring -A- from the reverse gear -C- using a drift.

Fig 1: Identifying Reverse Gear Wheel Components

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When doing this, secure the spring -B- from jumping away.

Installing 

-- First, install the spring -B- in the gear -C-.

• The bent end of spring -arrow 1- must be hooked into hole -arrow 2- of the gear.

-- Then install the stop ring -A- on the gear.

• The recesses in the stop rings -arrows 3- and in the gear - 4- must align with each other.

-- Carefully install the stop ring -A- onto the gear. Hold the spring -arrows- compressed when doing this.

Fig 2: Installing Gear Wheel Stop Ring

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-- Then secure the stop ring -A- on the gear with a blunt center punch -B-.

Fig 3: Securing Gear Wheel Stop Ring

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-- When doing this, place the center punch in the groove -arrow- in the gear.