Volkswagen Passat 1995 Official Factory Repair Manual page 3135

Final drive, adjusting
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Drive pinion, adjusting
Conditions:
Supporting ring for drive pinion bearing
installed and secured.
Parking lock mechanism and parking lock
gear installed.
Adjusting:
- Place two shims (arrow), each 1.5 mm thick, onto
the drive pinion.
- Place output gear with tapered roller bearing onto
drive pinion and tighten hex nut (41 mm AF).
- Engage parking lock when performing this step.
Tightening torque: 250 Nm (184 ft lb)
- Insert dial indicator -A- and zero gauge with 1 mm
preload. Moving drive pinion up and down, read
and record axial play (example 0.93 mm).
Note:
Do not rotate the drive pinion while making this
measurement, as the bearings will otherwise settle
and falsify the result of the measurement.
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