Short Flanged Shaft

Tools

Removing Sealing Ring For Short Flanged Shaft

Note: The short flanged shaft can be removed only by partially undoing the wheel suspension.

1. Remove right rear wheel.
2. Uncouple drive shaft on the transmission side.





3. Undo right stabilizer mount.
Counter with an open-ended wrench when removing from the stabilizer fastening.





4. Undo the outer ends of both upper arms and remove the screws.





5. Unscrew fastening screw for flanged shaft (Figure shows removed transmission).
6. Press wheel carrier downwards, remove spacer ring and pull out flanged shaft.





7. Remove sealing ring with special tools VW 771/1 and VW 771/37 (Figure shows removed transmission).

Installing Sealing Ring For Short Flanged Shaft
Install in reverse order, observing the following points:

Note: The sealing ring must fit in the housing at the same depth all round.





1. Thinly coat sealing lip and outer circumference of sealing ring with Vaseline and insert sealing ring with special tool 9252 up to the stop (Figure shows removed transmission).
2. Fit drive shaft with spacer ring.
3. Check the transmission oil in the final drive and top up if necessary.

Tightening torques
Location Thread Tightening torque Nm (ft. lbs.)
Wheel to wheel hub M14 x 1.5 130 Nm (96 ft. lbs.)
Drive shaft to transmission M10 81 Nm (60 ft. lbs.)
Stabilizer to carrier side
section M8 23 Nm (17 ft. lbs.)
Stabilizer to stabilizer
mount M10 46 Nm (34 ft. lbs.)
Control arm to carrier side
section M12 x 1.5 110 Nm (81 ft. lbs.)
Short flanged shaft
to transmission M10 46 Nm (34 ft. lbs.)