Volkswagen Golf Variant, Jetta. Manual - part 30

♦

Do not remove both drive shafts from gearbox at the same

time. If you do so, it will no longer be possible to hold the op‐

posite front wheel fixed for removing or installing the bolts of

the stub shafts.

♦

Do not remove both stub shafts from gearbox at the same time.

If the differential bevel gears turn, it is difficult to reinstall the

securing bolts for the stub shafts.

drive shafts .

– Place drip tray under gearbox.
– Remove bolt -arrow- in stub shaft with socket -T10107 A- or

socket -V.A.G 1669- .

– Pull out stub shaft.

– Pull out stub shaft oil seal with multi-purpose tool -VW 771-

and puller hooks -VW 771/37-.

Seal can also be removed using extractor tool -T20143- .
– Lightly oil outer circumference of new oil seal.

– Half fill space between sealing lip and dust lip with sealing

grease -G 052 128- -arrow-.

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drive shafts .

– Renew gear oil 

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 .

sembly overview - noise insulation .

1.3

Renewing seal for right flange shaft

Left-hand side 

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Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Thrust piece -3305-

♦ Hexagon key -T10107 A- or socket and extended bit -V.A.G

1669-

♦ Tensioning strap -T10038-

♦ Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331-

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♦

Do not remove both flange shafts from gearbox at the same

time. If the differential bevel gears turn, it is difficult to reinstall

the securing bolts for the flange shafts.

♦

Remove drive shaft from gearbox and lay to side. Drive shaft

is fixed onto suspension strut with tensioning belt -T10038- .

♦

You do not need to remove the centre bolt of the drive shaft.

- noise insulation .

– Remove drive shaft heat shield from engine -arrows-, if fitted.
Unbolt drive shaft from gearbox.
– Place drip tray under gearbox.
– Raise drive shaft as high as possible and secure. Take care

not to damage paint on drive shaft in the process.

– Remove right flange shaft of gearbox.
Bolt has a 6 mm hexagon socket. Bolt can also be removed and

installed with socket -V.A.G 1669- .
– Pull out flange shaft.
– Pry seal out using assembly lever.
– Lightly oil outer circumference of new oil seal.

– Half-fill space between sealing lip and dust lip of new seal with

sealing grease -G 052 128- -arrow-.

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– Insert flange shaft.
– Tighten new countersunk bolt to 30 Nm. When doing this,

press flange shaft against gearbox so that bolt engages in

thread.

drive shafts .

– Renew gear oil 

⇒ page 30

 .

sembly overview - noise insulation .

1.4

Renewing oil seal for left flange shaft

Right side 

⇒ page 118

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Multipurpose tool -VW 771-

♦ Thrust piece -3305-

♦ Tensioning strap -T10038-

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