Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Golf Variant. Manual - part 521

♦ Transmission Support Jig - 3336-

♦ Triple Square Socket Driver - 3357- .

♦ Backrest Panel Tool - 3370-

35 – Gears, Shafts

1

Input Shaft

⇒ “1.1 Overview - Input Shaft”, page 157
⇒ “1.2 Input Shaft, Disassembling and Assembling”, page 158
⇒ “1.3 Input Shaft Seal, Replacing”, page 161

1.1

Overview - Input Shaft

Note

♦

Secure the transmission on the assembly stand. Refer to

⇒ “7 Securing on Engine and Transmission Holder”, page 141

 .

♦

Warm the toothed gear to approximately 100 °C (212 °F) using Inductive Heater - VAS6414- . Wear pro‐

tective gloves.

♦

Install all input shaft bearings with transmission fluid.

♦

Replace grooved ball bearing -Item 4- 

⇒ Item 4 (page 157)

 after removing.

1 - Locking Ring

❑ For grooved ball bear‐

ing/input shaft

❑ Removing and instal‐

ling. Refer to

⇒ “5.7 Transmission,

Disassembling and As‐

sembling”, page 116

 .

❑ The thickness must be

determined again on

transmissions with rein‐

forcements (manual

transmission 0FB). Re‐

fer to 

⇒ page 125

 .

2 - Transmission Housing
3 - Locking Ring

❑ Select when replacing

the grooved ball bearing

and the input shaft. Re‐

fer to

⇒ Fig. ““Selecting the

Locking Ring”“ ,

page 160

4 - Grooved Ball Bearing

❑ Replace after removing
❑ Removing. Refer to

⇒ Fig. ““Removing the

Grooved Ball Bearing”“ ,

page 159

❑ Installed position. Refer

to

⇒ Fig. ““Grooved Ball

Bearing Installation Lo‐

cation and Installing the

Grooved Ball Bearing”“ ,

page 160

 .

❑ Installing. Refer to

⇒ Fig. ““Grooved Ball Bearing Installation Location and Installing the Grooved Ball Bearing”“ ,

page 160

5 - 5th Gear Wheel

❑ Available as a replacement part together with the input shaft
❑ Installed position: the surrounding groove -arrow- points toward grooved ball bearing
❑ Removing. Refer to 

⇒ Fig. ““Removing the 5th Gear Wheel”“ , page 159

❑ Installing. Refer to 

⇒ Fig. ““Warm the 5th Gear Wheel and install it.”“ , page 159

6 - Input Shaft

❑ With 3rd/4th and 6th gear wheel

7 - Cylindrical Roller Bearing

❑ With locking ring
❑ Removing. Refer to

⇒ Fig. ““Removing the Cylindrical Roller Bearing from the Clutch Housing”“ , page 160

❑ Installing. Refer to 

⇒ Fig. ““Pressing Cylindrical Roller Bearing into Clutch Housing.”“ , page 161

❑ Installed position: The circlip in bearing points to input shaft

8 - Clutch Housing

1.2

Input Shaft, Disassembling and Assem‐

bling

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Inductive Heater - VAS6414-
♦ Press Plate - VW401-
♦ Press Plate - VW402-
♦ Press Piece - Rod - VW407-
♦ Press Piece - Rod - VW408A-
♦ Press Piece - Multiple Use - VW412-
♦ Press Piece - Bushing - 50mm Diameter - VW432-
♦ Press Piece - Multiple Use - VW454-
♦ Puller - Kukko Internal - 28-37mm - 21/5-
♦ Puller - Kukko Quick Action Separating Tool - 22-115mm -

17/2-

♦ Puller - Kukko Counterstay - 22/2-
♦ Bearing Installer - Multiple Use - 32-111-
♦ Feeler Gauge

Caution

This procedure contains mandatory replaceable parts. Refer

to component overview prior to starting procedure.

Mandatory Replacement Parts
♦ Grooved Ball Bearing - Input Shaft

Input Shaft, Disassembling
– Remove the grooved ball bearing locking ring.
Removing the Grooved Ball Bearing
– Mount the Separating Tool 22-115mm -A- into the groove in

the ball bearing for the locking ring.

A - Separating Tool 22-115mm , for example, -17/2-
– The grooved ball bearing and 5th gear wheel can also be re‐

moved together. To do this, place the Separating Tool

22-115mm -A- as shown in the following illustration under the

5th gear wheel.

Removing the 5th Gear Wheel
A - Separating Tool 22-115mm , for example, -17/2-
Input Shaft, Assembling

Warm the 5th Gear Wheel and install it.
• The groove -arrow- on the gear wheel must face up.