[Fwd: Final Drive flanges?]

[Slink <slink1@jps.net>]

Design Engineering Services Inc. wrote:

> In article <372FFD86.C2EAC384@jps.net>,
>         Slink <slink1@jps.net> wrote:
>
> >I'm changing the tranny on my 85 scirocco I going from a 9a to an fn
> >(due to tranny failure) and I would like to know do I have to buy a
> >special tool to install/remove the final drive flanges
> >
> >slink
> >
>
>  Man, The Tool User!   The bently sez you need Special Tool #201 (?),
> which of course none of us mere mortals have ever seen.  BUT- if you
> look at the picture and at what you have to deal with you can see that
> what you need is a stiff metal U with a big screw...
>
> I built one of these for ~$3 w/ hardware store stuff.  I think that the
> bolt is M8 (verification, anyone?) and I built the U out of band iron.
> My version was a little flexy, angle iron would be better but I had no
> welding equipment.  Still, it got me to where the only problem was the
> damned circlips (bought $25 special pliers.  Ground the tips mercilessly
> to fit.  )  Place flange in position with all stuff behind it.  Place U
> into postion over that stuff.  Thread a nut all the way to the cap of the
> bolt and then pass this through the convieniently drilled hole in the center
> of the U and turn it into the threaded cavity in the outputshaft.  Use the nut
> to push the U towards the car centerline.  The U will bear on the interior
> surfaces of the output flange and press it into position.
>
>   WARNING!  The spring that sits back of the flanges is STRONG!  When
> you first get the nut off, the flange will stay in place probably.  Then,
> when you are not paying attention it will SPROIINNG off and go whizzing past
> your ear if you are lucky.  If not....
>
> Luck,
>
> Robert




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