Volkswagen Type II Transporter 1200 Series Shop Manual page 87

Transmission and Rear .4xle-6
PINION BE-ARING
Geardlange Housing and Lever Removed to Show Bearing Pre-load Gaskets.
bearings by a careful selection and fitting of shims.
NOTE: The rear axle number can be found stamped on the
right half of the transmission case near the jointing face of
the gearchange housing.
(I) Undo the securing nuts and remove the gear change
housing.
(2) Remove the clutch release bearing and detach the
clutch operating iever return spring.
(3) Undo the securing nuts from the transmission case
matching faces. Undo the nut on the stud located near the
axle tube retainer at the left side half of the transmission
case.
(4) Turn the transmission case over and withdraw the
right half without damaging the jointing faces.
(5) From the left half of the transmission case remove
the complete main drive shaft and drive pinion.
(6) From the left half of the transmission case and by
using a soft head hammer, drive out the differential and
rear axle shafts.
(7) Remove the locking pin from the reverse sliding
gear shaft.
(8) Drive out the shaft and remove the reverse sliding
gear.
(9) Undo the plug screws from the· holes which give
access to the selector fork locating screws.
(I 0) Slacken the locking screws of the first and second
and the third and fourth selector forks.
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(11) Remove the reverse selector fork locking screw.
(12) Reritove the selector shafts while covering the
holes to prevent detent balls from conrlng out.
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(13) take out the detent balls and springs.
(14) Remove the two selector shaft interlock pins.
(15) Remove the clutch operating shaft and lever,
return spring and seat.
(16) Take out the differential ball bearings.
TO ASSEMBLE
Assembly is a reversal of the dismantling procedure
observing the following points:
(1) Clean the transmission case throughly and check
Gearcase . Plugs Removed to show Selector Fork Lock
ScreWs. Bolt Indicated by Hole "A" must be Removed
when Splitting Gearcase.