AUDI A4 1998 B5 / 1.G 01A Transmission Assembly Workshop Manual
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Transmission, disassembling 
and assembling  Disassembly sequence   Page 34
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Transmission overview
 
1 - 
1st gear 
2 - 
2nd gear 
3 - 
3rd gear 
4 - 
4th gear 
5 - 
5th gear 
6 - 
Reverse gear 
Removing and installing reverse idler gear 
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7 - 
Tapered roller bearing 
Adjusting  Page 39
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8 - 
Torsen differential 
Can only be serviced by manufacturerRemoving and installing together with 
cover  Page 34
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9 - 
Bearing 
10 - 
Bearing 
11 - 
Flange shaft 
12 - 
Torsen differential cover 
13 - 
Compression spring 
Between Torsen differential and hollow 
shaft 
14 - 
Input shaft Disassembling and assembling   Page 35
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15 - 
Transmission cover 
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16 - 
Transmission housing 
17 - 
Ball bearing 
Adjusting thickness   Input shaft, 
adjusting  Page 35
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18 - 
Differential 
Removing and installing   Page 39
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Disassembling and assembling   Page 39
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19 - 
Drive pinion 
Disassembling and assembling drive pinion 
and hollow shaft   Page 35
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20 - 
Radial tapered roller bearing 
Adjusting  Page 39
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21 - 
Hollow shaft 
Disassembling and assembling drive pinion 
and hollow shaft   Page 35
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Assembly overview
 
I - Input shaft ball bearing and multi-
function switch, removing and installing 
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II - Input shaft, drive pinion, hollow shaft, 
selector rods, transmission cover and 
Torsen differential cover, removing and 
installing  Page 34
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Input shaft ball bearing and multi-function 
switch, removing and installing
 
1 - 
Transmission housing 
With differential and flange shaftsRemoving and installing flange shafts   
Page 39
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Removing and installing differential   
Page 39
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Removing and installing speedometer 
Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS)   Page 39
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13
 
Removing and installing speedometer drive 
gear  Page 39
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Breather installation position   Fig. 1 
2 - 
Torx  bolt 
Always replace35 Nm (26 ft lb)Self-locking
3 - 
Guide sleeve Installed with O-ring and seal for input shaft 
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4 - 
Dished washer 
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Smaller diameter (convex side) faces guide 
sleeve 
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5 - 
Circlip 
Determining thickness and input shaft, 
adjusting  Page 35
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6 - 
Input shaft ball bearing 
Removing and installing   Page 34
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7 - 
Circlip 
Determining thickness and input shaft, 
adjusting  Page 35
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8 - 
Input shaft 
Removing and installing   Page 34
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Disassembling and assembling   Page 35
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Adjusting  Page 35
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Servicing input shaft ball bearing   Page 35
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9 - 
Socket-head bolt 
25 Nm (18 ft lb)
10 - 
Locking plate For multi-function switch
11 - 
Multi-function switch 
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12 - 
Multi-function switch harness connector 
13 - 
Socket-head bolt 
10 Nm (7 ft lb)
14 - 
Cover for shift rod Removing and installing   Page 34
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15 - 
Gear lock for 5th and reverse gear 
Removing and installing   Page 34
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After pressing in, the breather must project 21 mm (0.827 in.) out of the 
housing .  Fig. 1  Breather installation position
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Input shaft, drive pinion, hollow shaft, 
shift rods, transmission cover and Torsen 
differential cover, removing and installing
 
1 - 
Transmission housing 
2 - 
Input shaft 
Disassembling and assembling   Page 35
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Adjusting  Page 35
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Servicing input shaft bearings   Page 35
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3 - 
Shift rod with shift fork for 3rd and 4th 
gear 
Disassembling and assembling   Page 34
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Replacing bushings   Page 34
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4 - 
Left stop bolt 
40 Nm (30 ft lb)
5 - 
Sealing washer 
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