Repair Information; General Repair Information - Volkswagen Golf 2015 Repair Manual

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Repair Information

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3.1

General Repair Information

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Inductive Heater - VAS6414-
Carefulness, cleanliness and the correct tools are required for
transmission repairs to be successful. The usual basic safety pre‐
cautions apply when making vehicle repairs.
Some general repair information that applies to several proce‐
dures throughout this manual is summarized. They apply to this
repair manual.
Special Tools and Equipment
For a complete list of special tools used in the Repair Manual refer
to Workshop Equipment and Special Tools.
Transmission
♦ Make sure that the alignment sleeves between the engine and
transmission are positioned correctly when installing the trans‐
mission.
♦ Clean the contact surfaces when installing brackets as well as
parts that have been waxed. Contact surfaces must be free of
grease and wax.
♦ For the correct bolts and other components. Refer to the Parts
Catalog.
♦ Fill with transmission fluid when repairing the manual trans‐
mission.
Seals, Sealing Rings
♦ Always thoroughly clean the separating surfaces on the hous‐
ing before applying the sealant.
♦ Flange shaft, input shaft and gearshift shaft seals are also il‐
lustrated as radial shaft seals.
♦ Once a shaft seal or gasket has been removed, check the
contact surface on the housing or shaft for burrs and damage
caused by the removal. Repair as necessary.
♦ Before installing the shaft seals, lightly oil the outer circumfer‐
ence and fill the space between the sealing lips -arrow- half‐
way with Grease - G 052 128 A1- .
♦ The open side of the gaskets point toward the fluid to be sealed
in.
♦ Lightly lubricate the O-rings before inserting to prevent the
rings from being crushed during assembly.
Sealant
♦ Always thoroughly clean the separating surfaces on the hous‐
ing before applying the Sealant .
♦ Apply the Sealing Compound - AMV 188 200 03- evenly and
not too thick.
♦ Do not allow any Sealing Compound to get into the ventilation
holes.
Golf 2015 ➤ , Golf Variant 2015 ➤
Manual Transmission - Edition 02.2016
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3. Repair Information