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Drive flange seal, replacing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items
required:

Arbor VW 195

Extractor lever VW 681

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Drip tray V.A.G 1306

Removing

Transmission installed

Note:
Illustrated, removing and installing oil seal on left-hand side.
Procedure for removing oil seal on left and right-hand sides is
identical.
- Remove heat shield.
- Disconnect drive axle.
- Place a drip tray underneath.
- Remove drive flange, secure with a drift to prevent it turning.

- Pull seal out with lever VW 681.

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Installing

- Fill space between sealing and dust lips with

sealing grease G52 128 A1.

- Lightly oil outer circumference of seal.

- Drive in seal for drive flange.

Pressing-in depth (factory): 5.5 mm
Pressing-in depth when re-installing a used drive flange (repairs):
6.5 mm
- Install drive flange and drive axle.

Tightening torques

Component Nm
Drive flange to transmission 10 + 90 1)

Drive axle to drive flange M10 80

Heat shield for drive axle 25

1) 90 equals to a quarter turn

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