Removing and Installing Short Halfshaft Flange

Removing and installing short halfshaft flange





Preliminary work

1. Raise the vehicle at the prescribed jacking points.
2. Remove right rear wheel.
3. Remove underbody panelling.
4. Remove right drive shaft.

Removing short halfshaft flange

Removing short drive shaft flange

1. Remove short drive shaft flange.

Tap out short drive shaft flange using a striker VW 771/1.





Removing short drive shaft flange

Installing short halfshaft flange

Installing short drive shaft flange

Information:
Protect drive shafts against mechanical damage (e.g. with a rubber hose that has been cut open).





Installing short drive shaft flange

1. Install short drive shaft flange.
1.1. Check halfshaft flange for burrs and sharp edges on the transmission end of the shaft -arrow- and deburr if necessary.
1.2. Fit short drive shaft flange -1- and drive into place by tapping lightly with a hammer (rubber hammer).

Subsequent work

1. Install right drive shaft.
2. Check transmission oil level in the final drive and top up if necessary.
3. Install underbody panelling.
4. Install rear right wheel.