Drive Axle With Intermediate Shaft, Inserted Inner Joint

Drive Axle with Intermediate Shaft, Inserted Inner Joint

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Vehicle Diagnostic, Testing and Information System (VAS 5051B)

Removing

- Remove the noise insulation.

- Loosen wheel side drive axle threaded connection.

• Refer to => [ Drive Axle Hex Bolt Connection, Loosening and Tightening ] Description and Operation

• Refer to => [ Drive Axle Twelve-Point Bolt with Ribs, Loosening and Tightening ] Drive Axle Twelve-Point Bolt With Ribs, Loosening and Tightening

• Refer to => [ Drive Axle Twelve-Point Bolt without Ribs, Loosening and Tightening ] Drive Axle Twelve-Point Bolt Without Ribs, Loosening and Tightening

- Remove the wheel.

- Loosen the hex flange bolts - 1 -.






- Remove the hex nuts - arrows - on the ball joint.






- Remove the nut from the vehicle level sensor linkage, if applicable.

- Disengage the transverse link from the ball joint.

- Tip the suspension strut outward while pressing drive axle out of wheel bearing unit with a brass drive (possibly tapping lightly).

• Do not let the drive axle hang down. The inner joint could be damaged if it is bent too far.

- Pull the drive axle out of the splines and remove it.

Installing






Installation is the reverse of removal, with special attention to the following:

- Replace the seal - 1 - on the transmission pins.

- Install the drive axle on the transmission side.

- Lightly coat the splines on the outer joint with assembly paste before installing the outer joint into the wheel hub. Allocation, refer to the Electronic Parts Catalog (ETKA).

- Tighten the hex flange bolts item - 1 - to 20 Nm.






Tightening specifications, refer to => [ Wheel Bearing Housing and Wheel Bearing Unit Overview ] Service and Repair.

Tightening specifications, refer to => [ Subframe, Diagonal Brace, Ball Joint, Stabilizer Bar, Transverse Link, Bracket and Vehicle Level Sensor Overview ] Subframe, Diagonal Brace, Ball Joint, Stabilizer Bar, Transverse Link, Bracket and Vehicle Level Sensor Overview.

- Tighten wheel side drive axle threaded connection.

• Refer to => [ Drive Axle Hex Bolt Connection, Loosening and Tightening ] Description and Operation

• Refer to => [ Drive Axle Twelve-Point Bolt with Ribs, Loosening and Tightening ] Drive Axle Twelve-Point Bolt With Ribs, Loosening and Tightening

• Refer to => [ Drive Axle Twelve-Point Bolt without Ribs, Loosening and Tightening ] Drive Axle Twelve-Point Bolt Without Ribs, Loosening and Tightening

- Perform a headlamp basic setting using the if the vehicle has automatic headlamp range control.

- On vehicles with electronically-controlled damping (Audi magnetic ride), reprogram the control position (VAS 5051B).