Tdi box - diff removal

[jaychen]

Hi guys,

Can anyone help me figure out how to remove this shield part from the tail shaft flange as i cant get access to the centre diff housing bolts without removing it. it looks to be one solid piece... prefer to ask here first before going in there with a pry bar and hammer

[jsol]

Hey mate, according to this it's a balance weight;

https://audi.7zap.com/en/rdw/audi+a4...301-301070/#35

The part with the rear output flange should just pop off once the bolts are removed. If it doesn't get a slide hammer or similar. If you break it, it's not my fault

[jaychen]

Hey mate, according to this it's a balance weight;

https://audi.7zap.com/en/rdw/audi+a4...301-301070/#35

The part with the rear output flange should just pop off once the bolts are removed. If it doesn't get a slide hammer or similar. If you break it, it's not my fault

hard to explain but i've removed all bolts i can access, it's not budging. the bolts that hold the flange/cover to the centre diff are actually behind the black cylinder part and i can get to any of them cleanly - definitely dont want to strip them.

seems that image shows the FYF which i think its actually the same as the DSY/EDU (b5 s5 style)..

this is the s4 style:



def not looking to break this one. some legend drove a fair way to personally deliver this lump of metal this morning!

[jsol]

This is the one. It's a vibration damper.

https://audi.7zap.com/en/rdw/audi+a4.../5/521-521010/

It looks like it should knock off. Just need to see how that seal is secured.

[jsol]

This is interesting.

https://forums.audipassion.com/topic/179205-usure-joint-homocin%C3%A9tique-flector-sur-arbre-longitudinal/

[jaychen]

Yep, thing was on there tight.

I wonder if i can actually just swap my balancer for the DSY unit and see if it will bolt up to my existing tailshaft