Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Jetta. Manual - part 290

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Note:  

The hex bolt (arrow) is located 
outside the bolting flange. It is 
installed with a washer. 

For transmissions from build date 
06 04 0  

-  Remove bolts -B- inside clutch 

housing for securing clutch 
housing to transmission housing. 

-  Take off transmission housing. If 

necessary, carefully pry up all 
around and alternating between 
sides on protruding flange taking 
care not to damage sealing 
surfaces. 

    

-  Unscrew locking plate bolt (arrow) 

(outer race/tapered roller bearing 
from input shaft). 

-  Remove locking plate. 

Transmission, disassembling and assembling

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Continued for all transmissions  

    

-  Swing input shaft in direction of 

arrow and take off. 

-  Remove speedometer drive. 

    

-  With help of a second technician, 

remove differential -1-, output 
shafts -2- and -3-, reverse shaft -
4- and selector rods -5- together 
from clutch housing. 

-  Drive out input shaft oil seal with 

sleeve 30-21. 

Transmission, disassembling and assembling

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Assembling  

    

-  Install differential -1-. 

-  Install 5th, 6th and reverse gear 

output shaft -2- together with 
reverse selector fork, 5th, 6th and 
reverse gear selector rod -3- and 
reverse shaft -4-. 

    

-  Take 1st-4th gear output shaft -3- 

with selector rods -5- in right hand 
as illustrated. 

-  With left hand, lift differential 

slightly. 

-  At same time, have a second 

technician slightly lift 5th, 6th and 
reverse gear output shaft together 
with reverse shaft -4-. 

-  Insert 1st-4th gear output shaft in 

direction of arrow. 

   Toothing of output shafts and final 

drive gear/differential must mesh. 

Transmission, disassembling and assembling

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-  Together with second technician, place shafts in 

their bearing seats. 

    

For transmissions from build date 06 04 0 

-  Set input shaft in clutch housing and swing in 

(arrow). 

-  Install transmission housing. 

    

Continued for all vehicles  

-  Insert locking plate (arrow) in outer race/tapered 

roller bearing recess for input shaft. 

-  Tighten new bolt to tightening torque 

 

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-  Install transmission housing. 

Transmission, disassembling and assembling