Left Flange Shaft

Left Flange Shaft

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Drift (VW 295)

• Puller (T10037)

• Oil receptacle

Removing

• Transmission installed.

- Remove the left front wheel and tire.

- On vehicles equipped with auxiliary heater, remove bolts - arrows - for the exhaust pipe on the auxiliary heater to noise insulation.





- Remove the bolts or quick release screws - 1 to 3 - and remove the noise insulation at front and rear.





- If installed, remove bolt - 1 - for noise insulation cover over the left drive axle.





- Disengage hook - 2 - and remove the noise insulation cover.

- Where installed, remove heat shield for left drive axle.

- Remove left drive axle.

- Place an oil drain pan underneath the transmission.

- Tightly thread lower support of puller (T10037 ) on the cover for the differential - arrow -.





• To avoid damage to the needle bearings (polygon bearings) or differential during removal, the flange shaft must be removed evenly, parallel and without one sided pressure

- Remove left flange shaft using the puller (T10037 ) only far enough out until the bearing on the shaft is pulled out of transmission housing.

Installing

Installation is in the reverse order of removal, note the following:

- Replace securing ring for flange shaft, to do this, clamp flange shaft in a vise with protective pads.

- Press old securing ring out of groove of flange shaft with new securing ring - A -.





- Clean flange shaft.

- A damaged sealing ring must be replaced. Refer to => [ Left Flange Shaft Seal ] Left Flange Shaft Seal.

- Drive in flange shaft using needle bearing drift (VW 295).

- Install left drive axle.

- Check gear oil level in front final drive. Refer to => [ Front Final Drive, Gear Oil
Level Checking ] .

Tightening Specification