Removing and installing sealing ring for cardan flange

Removing and installing sealing ring for cardan flange








Preliminary work for cardan flange sealing ring

1. Remove engine guard.
2. Remove front cardan shaft.

Removing sealing ring for cardan flange





Overview of cardan flange sealing ring

1. Mark nut on drive flange with a colored pen -arrow-.





Marking nut

2. Determine rolling moment of axle transmission with special tool torque screwdriver for measuring friction moment 89. Push stop on special tool to zero and turn transmission several times. Note the displayed value.





Measuring rolling moment

3. Unscrew nut on drive flange. To do this, use the special tool counterer 3435 to block the transmission.
4. Remove drive flange with special tool striker vw 771/1 and shop-made tool.





Removing drive flange

5. Remove sealing ring with special tool striker vw 771/1 and extraction tool vw 771/37.





Removing sealing ring

Subsequent work on sealing ring for cardan flange

1. Install front cardan shaft.
2. Carry out oil check.
3. Install engine guard.