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Auxiliary Shaft Seal: Service and Repair
Removing And Installing Sealing Ring For Intermediate Shaft
Engine installed (flywheel side)
Item A - C
Remove Sealing Ring For Intermediate Shaft
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Remove manual transmission.
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Remove Tiptronic transmission.
NOTE:
In order to avoid deforming the thrust plate housing, always loosen the pan-head screws on the clutch pressure plate in several stages and in
diametrically opposite sequence.
1. Remove the clutch pressure plate, including the drive plate.
2. Remove drive plate for the torque converter or the double-mass flywheel (DMF). Fasten special tool toothed segment No. 9538/1 for countering
on the right crankcase half (cylinder bank 1 - 3) with an M 10 x 50 screw. Undo and remove drive plate or DMF.
3. Drain engine oil. After a dripping time of
20 minutes
, insert oil drain plug with new sealing ring and tighten.
Tightening torque
50 Nm (37 ftlb.)
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