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Differential, disassembling and assembling: Notes

Special tools and equipment required 

Fig 1: Identifying Special Tools - Differential, Disassembling And Assembling (1 Of 3)
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Fig 2: Identifying Special Tools - Differential, Disassembling And Assembling (2 Of 3)
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Fig 3: Identifying Special Tools - Differential, Disassembling And Assembling (3 Of 3)
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NOTE: For transmissions produced from 04.98, the tool for removing the tapered roller bearings in the final drive and differential is VAG 1582/8
NOTE:
  • Heat tapered roller bearing inner race to 100 ° C before pressing on.
  • Heat adjusting ring for tapered roller bearing to 100 ° C before pressing in tapered roller bearing outer race.
Fig 6: Exploded View Of Differential Components
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1 - Differential housing with riveted gear for final drive 

2 - Output shaft/drive flange 

3 - Tapered roller bearing inner race 

4 - Tapered roller bearing outer race 

5 - Bearing body for tapered roller bearing 

6 - O-ring 

7 - O-ring 

8 - Adjusting ring for tapered roller bearing 

9 - Output shaft/drive flange 

10 - Tapered roller bearing outer race 

11 - Tapered roller bearing inner race 

12 - Driver bushing 

13 - Speedometer drive gear 

14 - One-piece thrust washer 

15 - Small bevel gears 

16 - Large bevel gears 

17 - Circlip 

WARNING:

Do not remove circlip until after pulling off drive flange as compression spring is pre-tensioned.

18 - Bevel gear shaft 

19 - Spring pin