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Peened Triple Roller Joint AAR 3300 i






Peened Triple Roller Joint AAR 3300 i

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Thrust plate (VW 401)

Thrust plate (VW 402)

Punch (VW 408 A)

Punch (VW 411)

Tube (VW 416 B)

Thrust pad (VW 447 H)

Hose clamp pliers (V.A.G 1275)

Torque wrench (V.A.G 1331)

Torque wrench (V.A.G 1332)

CV joint boot clamp tool (V.A.G 1682)

Assembly tool (T10065)

Slide hammer - complete set (VW 771)

Assembly tool (T40018)

Brass or copper drift

Peened Triple Roller Joint AAR 3300 i, Disassembling

- Clamp drive axle horizontally in vise.

Use vice clamp jaw protectors.

Make sure that drive axle is not damaged.

- Mark the location of the joint to the drive axle.

If they are not marked and are not installed in their previously installed positions, noises may occur later during driving operation.

A water-proof felt pen is well-suited for marking.

- Open clamps - arrows -.






- Slide back protective boot.

- Guide the (T40018) behind the joint.






Guide pins - 1 - must contact joint.

- Bring (T40018) into contact with joint by turning knurled thumb screws - 2 -.

Secure the joint without play in the (T40018).

Tighten the screws - 2 - by hand only.

- Install the (VW 771) in the (T40018).






- Pull joint out horizontally with impact tool.

Leave the joint in the (T40018).

- Mark installation position of the parts - 1 - and - 2 - with lines.






If they are not marked and are not installed in their previously installed positions, noises may occur later during driving operation.

A water-proof felt pen is well-suited for marking.

1 Drive axle
2 Triple roller star

- Remove grease with lint-free cloth.

- Remove the circlip using pliers - 1 - (commercially available).






- Pressing triple roller star off of drive axle.






(T10065/4) must not be applied to roller body.

- Remove the protective boot.

- Remove the grease on the shaft splines.

- Check the roller body and ball cage for wear.

- Clean drive axle and housing.

Triple Roller Joint AAR 3300 i, Assembling






- Before installing triple roller star, splines - A - must be lightly coated with grease used in joint.

- Slide new protective boot onto drive axle.

- Press the circlip - 1 - on as far as the center of the splines.






- Use special tool shown in illustration.






Instead of (T10065/2) conical drive axles, cylindrical drive axles (T10065/3) are used.

Tripod Roller Star, Pressing onto Drive Axle

This illustration only applies to conical drive axles - arrow -.






The chamfer on the triple roller star faces the drive axle. This is used as an assembly aid.

- Use special tool shown in illustration.

Special tool (T10065/2) must not come in contact with roller body.

- Place triple roller star on shaft according to marking and drive on until impact.

- Circlip must engage audibly, triple roller star must lie against circlip with no gap.

This illustration is only for cylindrical drive axles - arrow -!






The chamfer on the triple roller star faces the drive axle. This is used as an assembly aid.

- Use special tool shown in illustration.

(T10065/3) must not come in contact with roller body.

- Place triple roller star on shaft according to marking and drive on until impact.

- Circlip must engage audibly, triple roller star must lie against circlip with no gap.

- Install the circlip using pliers - 1 - (commercially available).






- Press 70 grams of high temperature grease from the repair set into the triple roller joint.

- Lightly grease rolling body.

Make sure roller body does not tilt!

- Press the joint over the triple roller star using a plastic hammer.






- Press remaining quantity of grease in protective boot.

- Make sure that correct seating of boot on joint.

- The boot must fit in the groove and on the joint contour.

- Position joint in center position. See the "min - max" position.






Vent CV boot - arrow -, e.g. using a screwdriver, while positioning joint piece in center position.

- Install clamp.






For a better alignment of multi-point socket head screws when installing drive axle, clamping sleeve connecting tube - 2 - must be between joint connecting flanges - 1 -.

- Install the clamps on the triple roller joint. Refer to => [ Large and Small Clamps, Clamping on Inner or Outer Joint ] Large and Small Clamps, Clamping on Inner or Outer Joint.