Rear Final Drive, Overview

5 Speed Automatic 01V

Rear final drive, disassembling and assembling

Assembly overview





1. Final drive housing
2. Spacer sleeve
^ Replace
3. Driveshaft flange
4. Drive pinion
^ Matched to ring gear, always replace together as a set
5. Cover for final drive
6. Differential





7. Ring gear
^ Is matched to drive pinion (gear set)

Differential, removing and installing





Notes:
- Adjustments are required when replacing components marked with 1).

1. Breather sleeve with rubber valve
^ Installed position see Fig. 3
2. Final drive housing 1)
3. Double tapered roller bearing outer race 1)





4. Adjustment shim "S1"
^ Note thickness
5. Cover for final drive 1)
^ With O-ring
^ Replacing O-ring
^ Insert O-ring with oil
6. Torx bolt (25 Nm)
7. Right gasket
8. Socket head bolt - 25 Nm
9. Right drive flange
^ Removing and installing see Fig. 1
10. Oil filler plug (35 Nm)
11. Differential with ring gear 1)





12. Oil drain plug (35 Nm)
13. Bushing
^ Holds the magnet in position
^ Press in up to stop
14. Magnet
15. Tapered roller bearing outer race 1)





16. Shim "S2"
^ Note thickness
17. Left gasket
18. Left drive flange
^ Removing and installing see Fig. 1
19. Socket head bolt - 25 Nm
20. Cover
^ Installing see Fig. 2





Fig. 1 Drive flange, removal and installation





Fig. 2 Press in cover up to stop





Fig. 3 Installation position of breather sleeve
- The breather sleeve must protrude 13 mm (measurement-a-) out of housing after pressing in.
- The slot in the rubber valve is parallel to direction of travel.

Removing
- Rear final drive removed

Special tools and equipment





- VAG1306 drip tray
- Secure the entire final drive in VW540 holding fixture.
- Place drip tray underneath.
- Drain gear oil.





- Remove left and right drive flanges.
- To loosen securing bolt, thread in 2 bolts into drive flange and counter hold with tire iron.
- Mark left and right drive flanges and pull out.
- Remove mounting bolts for final drive cover.
- Remove final drive cover from axle housing and remove differential.

Installing
- Installation is the reverse of removal.
- Install differential.
- Replace O-ring for final drive cover and oil for installation.
- Install final drive cover onto final drive housing and tighten in diagonal pattern to 25 Nm.
- Lubricate area between sealing lip and dust lip with a thin layer of multipurpose grease.





- Install drive flanges and tighten.
- Top off transmission fluid in rear final drive and check oil level.