Rear Final Drive, Overview

Rear final drive, overview - 6 Spd. Manual Transmission 01E





Note:
^ Removing drive flange housing from rear final drive with final drive installed.
^ Removing drive flange housing from rear final drive with final drive removed.

1 - Final drive housing
2 - Sleeve
3 - Final drive support
4 - Flange for driveshaft
5 - Drive flange housing
6 - Drive pinion

^ Paired with ring gear

7 - Cover for final drive
8 - Differential

^ Must be removed before disassembling drive pinion

^ Disassembling and assembling

Remove drive flange housing from rear final drive

^ Rear final drive removed

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items

^ Multipurpose tool VW 771 and 771/15
^ Drip tray VAG 1306

- Secure rear final drive to repair stand.
- Place drip tray VAG 1306 underneath and drain transmission oil.
- Remove bolts securing the drive flange housing to rear final drive housing.





- Pull off drive flange housing with drive flange; when doing this, support drive flange housing.