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Removing and installing sealing ring for cardan flange

Removing and installing sealing ring for cardan flange

Tools








Preliminary work for cardan flange sealing ring
1. Remove engine guard.
2. Remove front cardan shaft.

Removing sealing ring for cardan flange

Overview Of Carden Flange Sealing Ring:








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





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.
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.





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

Installing sealing ring for cardan flange

Overvie Of Carden Flange Sealing Ring:








1. Fill space between dust and sealing lips with grease.





2. Drive sealing ring in as far as the mounting face with special tool pressure piece T10183.
3. Push in drive flange and tighten nut.





4. Position marking on nut and drive shaft -arrow- again so that the rolling moment determined prior to removal is attained once again.

Note:
^ If the rolling moment has to be corrected, this should be done via the tightening torque of the nut.

5. Check rolling moment with special tool torque screwdriver for measuring friction moment 89.





Subsequent work on sealing ring for cardan flange
1. Install front cardan shaft.
2. Carry out oil check.
3. Install engine guard.