Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Renewing left oil seal
Special tools and workshop equipment
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Multipurpose tool -VW 771- |
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Step on the brake pedal while a second mechanic loosens the
left drive shaft bolt -arrow-. |
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Remove noise insulation
→ General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.66. |
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Drain gear oil
→ Chapter. |
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Remove lower part of front left wheel housing liner
→ General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.66. |
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Remove left drive shaft
→ Running gear, axles, steering; Rep. gr.40. |
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Remove left flange shaft of gearbox using socket -T10107 A-. |
Bolt has a 6 mm hexagon socket. Bolt can also be removed and
installed with socket -V.A.G 1669-. |
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Screw 2 bolts into flange and counterhold flange shaft with
a lever in order to remove and install flange shaft. |
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Remove flange shaft along with spring, thrust washer and
tapered ring. |
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Pull out oil seal using multipurpose tool -VW 771- and
extractor hook -VW 771/37-. |
Install in reverse order of removal, observing the
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Lubricate outer circumference of new oil seal with gear oil. |
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Fill space between sealing lip and dust lip
-arrow- with sealing grease
→ Electronic Parts Catalogue (ETKA). |
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Drive in new oil seal to stop, being careful not to cant oil
seal. |
Note
Renew flange shaft countersunk bolt. |
Press flange shaft against spring force into gearbox so that
bolt engages in threaded piece of differential. |
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Fit flange shaft and secure with new countersunk bolt.
Specified torque:
→ Chapter |
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Install drive shaft
→ Running gear, axles, steering; Rep. gr.40. |
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Install front left wheel housing liner
→ General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.66. |
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Install noise insulation
→ General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.66. |
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Fill with gear oil
→ Chapter. |
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1 -
Left flange shaft
2 -
Bolt
Always renew after removing.
30 Nm
3 -
Seal, left ...
Renewing right oil seal, gearboxes with
flange shaft
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
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Other materials:
Checklist
Transporting children in the vehicle :
Comply with any country-specific legal
regulations.
Volkswagen recommends that children under
12 years of age are always transported on the rear seats.
Children should only be transported on
the front passenger seat in exceptional ci ...
General repair notes
Before starting work on the fuel supply system, the
following steps must be performed:
Before starting work, the extraction hose of a switched-on
exhaust gas extraction system must be laid near to the assembly
opening of the fuel t ...
Replacing the battery
Fig. 25 Vehicle key: opening the battery
case cover
Fig. 26 Vehicle key: removing the battery
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings Volkswagen recommends having the battery changed by a
qualified workshop.
The battery is located on the rear side of the ...
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