1999 AUDI A8 wheel

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Installing

All Wheel Drive (AWD) vehicles:
Note:
If installing the intermediate flange to the output shaft carelessly, the
sealing lips of the seal can be damaged. - Make sure centering sleeve -A-is correctly seated before installing.
- Install gasket
- Set on cover i.e. intermediate flange for front final drive.
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All:

Tightening sequence:
Note:
When tightening bolts by hand, make sure the housing gap between
cover and transmission housing decreases evenly around circumference.
All Wheel Drive (AWD) vehicles:
Tightening torques
1. Stage: Tighten bolts 1 to 3 by hand2. Stage: Tighten bolts 1 to 14 in mentioned sequence to tightening
torque.
- Check ATF level and top off page 37
-133
.
- Install center differential page 39
-58
.
Component
Nm
Cover for front final drive to transmission housing
23
Intermediate flange for front final drive to transmission housing
23
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Notes:

A faulty seal lets ATF or gear oil escape into the
converter housing via the center vent of the
shaft seal (between the two sealing lips).
In addition, a faulty seal can let ATF escape
into the center differential. It over-fills and oil
escapes at the differential vent.

Removing

- Loosen bolt drive axle/wheel hub while the
vehicle is still standing on its wheels.

- Remove front wheels.

- Remove heat shield for right drive axle.

- Remove drive axles:

Repair Manual, Suspension, Wheels,
Steering, Repair Group 40; Drive axle, removing and installing

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Tightening sequence:
Repair Manual, Suspension, Wheels, Steering, Repair Group 40; Drive axle, removing and installing
- Install cover for final drive.
1. Stage: Tighten bolts 1 to 3 by hand2. Stage: Tighten bolts 1 to 12 in mentioned sequence to tightening
torque.
- Install right drive flange.
- Install right transmission support page 37
-125
.
- Installing drive axles: - Top-up and check gear oil in front final drive page 39
-1 .
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O-ring at cover for final drive, replacing


Special tools and equipment

Removing
Repair Manual, Engine Mechanical, Repair Group 26; removing and
installing exhaust system.
VAG1306 drip tray
- Loosen bolt drive axle/wheel hub while the vehicle is still standing on
its wheels.
- Remove right wheel.
- Remove heat shield for right drive axle.
- Remove right front exhaust pipe:
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- Remove right drive axle:

Repair Manual, Suspension, Wheels,
Steering, Repair Group 40; Drive axle, removing and installing


- Remove right transmission support page 37
-
125
.

- Remove bolt for flange shaft (arrow) while securing against turning
using a drift.
- Place VAG1306 drip tray underneath.
- Remove right drive flange.

- Remove bolts for final drive cover opposite of shown tightening
sequence and remove cover.
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- Install right transmission support page 37
-
125
.

- Install drive axle.

Repair Manual, Suspension, Wheels,
Steering, Repair Group 40; Drive axle, removing and installing


- Top-up and check gear oil in front final drive
page 39
-1 .

Tightening torques

Component

Nm
Cover for front final drive to transmission
housing
23
Drive flange to transmission 23
Heat shield for driveshaft to transmission
23
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