Front Final Drive Gear Oil, Filling After Repair

Front Final Drive Gear Oil, Filling after Repair

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Oil Collecting and Extracting Device (V.A.G 1782)

• Protective goggles

Filling

• The front final drive cover was removed and all of the gear oil has drained through it.

• Move vehicle onto a four-pillar shop hoist or over a work pit so that it is absolutely horizontal.

• Transmission fluid temperature: approximately 20 °C (68 °F) (room temperature).

• Tightening specification, refer to => [ Front Final Drive Overview ] Description and Operation.

• General repair instructions, refer to => [ Repair Information ] Repair Information.

• Clean working conditions for the automatic transmission, refer to => [ Clean Working Conditions ] Clean Working Conditions.

- Place the (V.A.G 1782) under the transmission.


Danger of eye injury.

• Wear protective goggles.

- Remove the plug - arrow -.






- Fill the front final drive with gear oil slowly over a period of at least 5 minutes until oil drips from the bottom of the inspection opening.

• For the correct transmission fluid refer to the Electronic Parts Catalog (ETKA).

• A filling time of at least 5 minutes is required so that the internal oil level between the differential and oil fill space can equalize.

• Replace the drain plug and gasket.

- Tighten the new sealing plug.

• It is not necessary to check the oil level again at this stage.