Center Differential Housing
Center Differential Housing
Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
• Thrust Plate (VW 401)
• Thrust Plate (VW 402)
• Thrust Disc (VW 412)
• Tube 60 mm Dia. (VW 415 A)
• Press Tube (30 - 100)
• Press Tube (2040)
• Thrust Piece for Final Drive at Gearbox (T40165)
• Locking fluid (AMV 185 101 A1)
• Sealing grease (G 052 128 A1)
• The housing for the center differential can also be installed and removed with the engine installed.
1 Center Differential
• Servicing only by the manufacturer
2 Pressure Spring
3 Adjusting Shim
• For bearing preloading the ball bearings for the center differential
• To select the correct thickness, refer to => [ Bearing Pre-load for Ball Bearings for the Center Differential, Redetermining ] Bearing Pre-Load For Ball Bearings For the Center Differential, Redetermining
4 Plate Spring
• Installed position: The camber on the inner diameter faces toward the rear of the flange shaft
5 Spacer Sleeve
• Removing, refer to => [ Remove the Flange Shaft Ball Bearing and
Spacer Sleeve ]
• Installing, refer to => [ Removing the Flange Shaft Ball Bearing
and Spacer Sleeve ]
6 Locking Ring
• For the flange shaft
• Removing and Installing, refer to => [ Remove the Locking Ring. ]
7 Ball Bearing
• For the flange shaft
• Removing, refer to => [ Remove the Flange Shaft Ball Bearing and
Spacer Sleeve ]
• Installing, refer to => [ Removing the Flange Shaft Ball Bearing
and Spacer Sleeve ]
8 Shaft Seal
• Pry it out, refer to => [ Prying Out the Shaft Seal ]
• Installing, refer to => [ Installing the Seal for the Rear Flange
Shaft ]
9 Rear Flange Shaft
• Without vibration damper
• Allocate components shims according to the electronic parts catalog ETKA.
• Removing, refer to => [ Removing the Flange Shaft ]
• Installing, refer to => [ Installing the Flange Shaft ]
10 Rear Flange Shaft
• With vibration damper
• Allocate components shims according to the electronic parts catalog ETKA.
• Removing, refer to => [ Removing the Flange Shaft ]
• Installing, refer to => [ Installing the Flange Shaft ]
11 Screw
• 24 Nm
• For vibration damper
• Quantity: 3
• Insert with locking fluid (AMV 185 101 A1)
12 Vibration Damper
• Not present on all versions
• Allocate according to transmission code, refer to the electronic parts catalog ETKA
13 Center Differential Housing
Remove the Locking Ring - arrow -.
Removing the Flange Shaft
- Remove the circlip before remove the flange shaft. Refer to => [ Remove the Locking Ring. ].
- Position the center differential housing so the flange shaft does not come into contact with the (VW 401) and (VW 402) when pressing it off.
Prying Out the Shaft Seal - 1 -
• Ignore - 2 -.
Remove the Flange Shaft Ball Bearing and Spacer Sleeve
Removing the Flange Shaft Ball Bearing and Spacer Sleeve
• The shoulder on the (VW 415 A) - arrow - faces the (VW 412).
Installing the Seal for the Rear Flange Shaft
- Lightly coat the shaft seal on the outer circumference with oil and then install it.
- Fill the space between the sealing- and dust lip half way with sealing grease (G 052 128 A1).
Installing the Flange Shaft
- Tighten the vibration damper, if applicable, before pressing the flange shaft in. Tightening specification; refer to => [ (Item 11) Screw ].
• The flange shaft ball bearing in installed.
• The sleeve (30 - 100) presses on the inner race of the ball bearing when pressing it onto the flange shaft.