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Running gear, axles, steering - Edition 05.2021
1 - Clamp
❑ Renew after removing
❑ ⇒ Rep. gr. 40; Tension‐
ing clamp for boot
2 - Boot
3 - Clamp
❑ Renew after removing
❑ ⇒ Rep. gr. 40; Tension‐
ing clamp for boot
4 - Outer constant velocity
joint
❑ ⇒ Rep. gr. 40; Disman‐
tling and assembling
drive shaft
5 - Bolt
❑ Renew after removing
❑ ⇒ Rep. gr. 40; Loos‐
ening and tightening
threaded connections
of drive shaft
❑ M16 × 1.5 × 70
❑ 200 Nm +90°
6 - Retaining ring
❑ Renew after removing
7 - Drive shaft
❑ Depending on equip‐
ment/version
❑ Allocation ⇒ Electronic
parts catalogue (ETKA)
8 - Clamp
❑ Renew after removing
❑ ⇒ Rep. gr. 40; Tensioning clamp for boot
9 - Boot
10 - Clamp
❑ Renew after removing
❑ ⇒ Rep. gr. 40; Tensioning clamp for boot
11 - Triple roller spider with rollers
❑ ⇒ Rep. gr. 40; Dismantling and assembling drive shaft
12 - Retaining ring
❑ Renew after removing
13 - Joint body
❑ ⇒ Rep. gr. 40; Dismantling and assembling drive shaft
14 - Retaining ring
❑ Renew after removing
7.2
Removing and installing drive shaft
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ pressure tool -T10520A-
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♦ thrust piece -T10520/5-
Removing
The front left vehicle level sender -G78- and front right vehicle
level sender -G289- will henceforth be referred to as “front vehi‐
cle level sender”.
Removal and installation are described for the left side of vehi‐
cle as an example.
– Loosen threaded connection of drive shaft ⇒ Rep. gr. 42;
Loosening and tightening threaded connections of drive
shaft.
– ⇒ Rep. gr. 44; Remove wheel.
– Remove front underbody cladding ⇒ General body repairs,
exterior; Rep. gr. 66; Underbody cladding; Removing and
installing front underbody cladding.
Vehicles with front vehicle level sender
– Remove front vehicle level sender from suspension link
⇒ Rep. gr. 43; Removing and installing front vehicle level
sender [G78]/[G289].
All vehicles (continued)
– Unscrew nut -3-. Counterhold on multi-point socket head on
coupling rod -1- when doing this.
– Pull coupling rod -1- off suspension strut -2-.
– Detach lower suspension link -2- from swivel joint -1-.
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– Unscrew nuts -3-.
– Pull suspension link -2- in direction of -arrow A- off swivel
joint.
– Pull wheel bearing housing -1- outwards in direction of
-arrow B-.
– Insert thrust piece -T10520/5--1- into pressure tool -
T10520A--2-.
– Use 3 wheel bolts -arrows- to secure pressure tool -
T10520A--A- to wheel bearing unit -2-.
– Press out drive shaft using pressure tool -T10520A-.
I - Tighten knurled nut -1- hand-tight.
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II - Using spanner -3-, turn only bolt -2-, not the pressure tool
itself.
– Pull wheel bearing housing outwards.
– Using assembly lever, push drive shaft -1- out of gearbox -2-
-arrow-.
– Pull drive shaft -1- out of gearbox -2-, and remove it.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:
– Renew gearbox oil seal ⇒ 1-speed gearbox 0MJ, front; Rep.
gr. 39; Oil seals; Renewing left oil seal or ⇒ 1-speed gearbox
0MJ, front; Rep. gr. 39; Oil seals; Renewing right oil seal.
– Use commercially available water pump pliers -A-.
– Mask off jaws of water pump pliers -A- with adhesive tape to
prevent damage to splines of drive shaft -2-.
– Position ends of new retaining ring -4- at ends of old retain‐
ing ring -1-.
– Apply water pump pliers -A-, and press old retaining ring -1-
out of drive shaft groove -2-.
– New retaining ring -4- is pressed into drive shaft groove -2-
at the same time.
– Make sure that retaining ring -4- is seated correctly.
7. Drive shaft
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– Position drive shaft in straight line, and push it in until it can
be heard to engage.
– Make sure to push drive shaft in until it engages “audibly”.
– Hold drive shaft by inner joint when inserting.
– Clean inner side of wheel hub -2- and drive shaft splines -1-
-arrow-.
Important
•
Cleaned areas must be free of oil and grease.
Vehicles with front vehicle level sender
– Carry out basic setting using ⇒ Vehicle diagnostic tester.
All vehicles (continued)
Tightening torques
♦ ⇒ Rep. gr. 40; Assembly overview – drive shaft
♦ ⇒ Rep. gr. 40; Assembly overview – suspension link, swivel
joint
♦ ⇒ Wheels and Tyres Guide; Rep. gr. 44; Wheels, tyres;
Specified torque for wheel bolts
7.3
Tensioning clamp for boot
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Clamp tensioner -V.A.G 1682-
♦ clamp tensioner -V.A.G 1682-
Tightening clamp with large diameter on inner/outer joint:
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2024 VW ID.4 Owner's Manual
