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– Tighten bolt -1- to specified torque.
– Lower vehicle onto its wheels.
– Tighten bolt -1- to further turning angle.
Tightening torques
♦ ⇒ Rep. gr. 40; Assembly overview – drive shaft
♦ ⇒ Wheels and Tyres Guide; Rep. gr. 44; Wheels, tyres;
Specified torque for wheel bolts
7.5
Dismantling and assembling drive shaft
7.5.1
Removing and installing outer constant
velocity joint
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ multi-purpose tool -VW771-
♦ puller -T10382-
– Remove drive shaft ⇒ Rep. gr. 42; Removing and installing
drive shaft.
– Clamp drive shaft -1- in vice -A- using jaw protectors -B-.
– Open clamps -2- and -4- for boot -3-.
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– Push back boot -3- on drive shaft -1-.
– Remove grease, and clean drive shaft -1-.
– Set up puller -T10382- in such a way that smooth side of
puller plate -1- faces spindles -2-.
– Assemble puller -T10382- with multi-purpose tool -VW771-.
– Pull constant velocity joint off drive shaft using puller -
T10382- and multi-purpose tool -VW771-.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:
– Clean constant velocity joint and drive shaft -1-.
7. Drive shaft
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– Press old retaining ring -2- out of drive shaft groove with new
retaining ring -3-, as shown in illustration.
– Use commercially available water pump pliers -A- to do this.
– Cover jaws of water pump pliers -A- with adhesive tape to
prevent damage to splines of drive shaft -1-.
– Position both ends of new retaining ring -3- at ends of old
retaining ring -2-.
– Fit water pump pliers -A- as shown in illustration, and press
out old retaining ring -2-.
– New retaining ring -3- is pressed in at the same time.
– Make sure that retaining ring -3- is seated correctly.
– Slide on clamp with smaller diameter ⇒ Rep. gr. 40; Assem‐
bly overview – drive shaft.
– Push boot onto drive shaft.
– Slide on clamp with larger diameter ⇒ Rep. gr. 40; Assembly
overview – drive shaft.
– Use plastic-headed hammer to drive joint onto shaft until
retaining ring engages.
– Press in half of total amount of grease from repair kit at rear
of constant velocity joint.
– Press remaining amount of grease from repair kit into boot.
– Push boot with clamp onto constant velocity joint.
– ⇒ Rep. gr. 40; Tensioning clamp for boot.
7.5.2
Removing and installing triple roller
joint
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ assembly tool -T10065/4-
♦ circlip pliers -VAS 5503A-
♦ press tool -VW409-
♦ thrust plate -VW401-
♦ tube -VW416B-
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Removing
– Clamp drive shaft -1- in vice -A- using jaw protectors -B-.
– Open clamps -2- and -4- for boot -3- ⇒ Rep. gr. 40; Assem‐
bly overview – drive shaft.
– Push back boot -3- on drive shaft -5-.
– Pull joint body -1- off drive shaft ⇒ Rep. gr. 40; Assembly
overview – drive shaft.
– Remove grease, and clean drive shaft -5-.
– Remove retaining ring -3- using circlip pliers -VAS
5503A--C-.
7. Drive shaft
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– Insert thrust plate -VW401--C- and thrust plate -VW401--D-
into workshop press.
– Position assembly tool -T10065/4--B- at drive shaft -2-.
– Push assembly tool -T10065/1--A- with opening over drive
shaft -2-.
– Insert drive shaft -2- with assembly tool -T10065/4--B- into
assembly tool -T10065/1--A-.
– Insert drive shaft -2- with assembly tool -T10065/4--B-
and assembly tool -T10065/1--A- between thrust plate -
VW401--C- and thrust plate -VW401--D-.
– Push thrust plate -VW401--C- and thrust plate -VW401--D-
together.
– Fit drive shaft with assembly tool -T10065/4--B- and assem‐
bly tool -T10065/1--A- onto thrust plate -VW401--C- and
thrust plate -VW401--D-.
– Make sure that triple roller spider -1- is properly seated on
assembly tool -T10065/4--B-.
– Position press tool -VW409--E- at drive shaft -2-.
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– Press off triple roller spider -1- from drive shaft -2-.
– Pull boot off shaft.
– Clean shaft, joint body and groove for seal.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:
– Push small clamp for boot onto shaft ⇒ Rep. gr. 40; Assem‐
bly overview – drive shaft.
– Push joint boot onto shaft.
– Clamp drive shaft -1- in vice -A- using jaw protectors -B-.
– Clean triple roller spider -1-.
– Fit triple roller spider -1- onto drive shaft -2-. Before fitting,
make sure that chamfer -arrow- on triple roller spider -1-
points towards drive shaft -2-.
– Drive triple roller spider -1- onto drive shaft -2- using tube
-VW416B--C-.
7. Drive shaft
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– Drive on triple roller spider to stop.
– Install new retaining ring -3- using circlip pliers -VAS
5503A--C-.
– Make sure it is seated correctly.
– Press half of total amount of grease from repair kit into triple
roller joint.
– Slide on clamp with larger diameter ⇒ Rep. gr. 42; Assembly
overview – drive shaft.
– Slide joint body over rollers and hold.
– Press remaining amount of grease from repair kit into rear of
triple roller joint.
– Push boot with clamp onto joint body.
– ⇒ Rep. gr. 40; Tensioning clamp for boot.
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