392519 Removing and installing short halfshaft flange

WM 392519 Removing and installing short halfshaft flange

Tools





Preliminary work

1. Jack and raise the vehicle at the prescribed jacking points.
-> 4X00IN01 Lifting the vehicle Service and Repair
2. Remove right rear wheel.
-> 440519 Removing and installing wheel - Removing Removal and Replacement
3. Remove underbody panelling.
-> 519419 Removing and installing rear cover - section on "Removing" 519419 Removing and Installing Cover for Rear Underbody
4. Remove right drive shaft.
-> 42211900 Removing and installing drive shaft - section on "Removing"

Removing short halfshaft flange

1. Remove short drive shaft flange.





Removing short drive shaft flange

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

Installing short halfshaft flange

Information

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

1. Install short drive shaft flange.





Installing 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.
-> 42211900 Removing and installing drive shaft - section on "Installing"
2. Check transmission oil level in the final drive and top up if necessary.
-> 399035 Checking and topping up oil for final drive Testing and Inspection
3. Install underbody panelling.
-> 519419 Removing and installing rear cover - section on "Installing" 519419 Removing and Installing Cover for Rear Underbody
4. Install right rear wheel.
-> 440519 Removing and installing wheel - Installing Removal and Replacement