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
following: |
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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 ...
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Special tools and workshop equipment
required
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1 -
Backrest cover
Different equipment versions
Allocation
→ Electronic Parts Catalogue
Removing and installing backrest cover with backrest padding
→ Chapter
Separating backrest cover from backrest padding
→ Chapter
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Stopping the engine
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings
The actions should only be carried out in the specified order.
Step
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1.
The vehicle must b ...
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Note
When removing the seal, the sealant is distributed across
the inside of the seal. The sid ...
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