Final Drive Cover O-Ring

Final Drive Cover O-Ring

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Oil collecting and extracting device (VAG 1782)

Procedure

• Transmission installed.

- Place the used oil collection and extraction device (VAG 1782) under the transmission.

- Remove the right flange shaft. Refer to => [ Right Flange Shaft ] Right Flange Shaft.

- Remove final drive cover bolts - 11 to 1 - in sequence and remove the cover together with the tapered roller bearing outer race and shim.





• The shim must be the correct size and must not be replaced by a shim with a different thickness.

- Replace the O-ring - arrow -.





If the outer race for the taper roller bearing and the shim have fallen out of the cover for the final drive:

- Lubricate the shim and outer race for the taper roller bearing with gear oil and insert into the final drive cover until seated.

- Tighten the final drive cover bolts as follows:









- Install the right flange shaft. Refer to => [ Right Flange Shaft ] Right Flange Shaft.

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