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Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Gaskets, seals

After removing gaskets and seals, always inspect contact surface of housing or shaft for burrs resulting from removal or for other signs of damage.
Before installing seals, lightly oil outer diameter and half-fill space between sealing lips -arrow- with sealing grease -G 052 128 A1-.
The open side of the oil seal faces the side with fluid filling.
Only use DSG transmission oil. Other lubricants will cause problems in function.
After renewing gaskets, O-rings and seals - drain gear oil completely and refill with new oil → Chapter.
 

Gaskets, seals

General repair notes
To ensure flawless and successful gearbox repairs, the greatest care and cleanliness as well as the use of good and proper tools are essential. Of course, the basic r ...

Nuts and bolts
Loosen and tighten securing bolts and securing nut for covers and housings diagonally. Specified torques settings are specified for unoiled bol ...

Other materials:

Indicator lamp
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warnings  Lit up Possible cause Solution Windscreen washer fluid level too low. Fill up the washer fluid reservoir as soon as possible   . Several warnin ...

Switching lights on and off
Fig. 82 Next to the steering wheel: examples of the various light switches First read and observe the introductory information and safety warnings Observe any country-specific regulations when using vehicle lighting. In vehicles with a factory-fitted towing bracket, the vehicle's re ...

Assembly overview - side trim panel
  Note The illustration shows the side trim panel on the left side. The right-hand side is similar (mirror image of left-hand side). 1 -  Side trim panel Removing and installing → Chapter 2 -  Clip ...

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