Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Renewing oil seal for inner input shaft

Special tools and workshop equipment required

Oil seal extractor -T10420-

Thrust piece -T10421-

Requirement:

Dual clutch removed → Chapter.

Clutch engagement mechanism removed → Chapter.

Caution

Risk of damage to clutch and other components!

Renew dual clutch if it is oily.

Note

There are 2 oil seals in gearbox at clutch end. Both oil seals can be renewed without dismantling the gearbox. If only the oil seals are being renewed, it is not necessary to adjust the clutch engagement mechanism.

Unscrew spindle of oil seal extractor -T10420-.
Screw oil seal extractor -T10420- into »small«, inner oil seal. Push on puller when screwing in.

Note

Puller will become very tightly clamped when turning oil seal.

Screw puller in until the seal begins to turn in its seat.

Now screw in spindle.
Pull out oil seal using spindle.

Drive in new oil seal using thrust piece -T10421- (drive in until thrust piece contacts stop).

Installation depth of seal: 17.5 ± 0.2 mm

Install clutch engagement mechanism → Chapter.
Install dual clutch → Chapter.

Renewing oil seal for inner input shaft