Right Driveshaft with Mounted CV Joint
Right Driveshaft with Mounted CV Joint
Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
• Slide hammer - complete set (VW 771)
• Tensioning strap (T10038)
• Puller (T10382)
• Torque wrench (V.A.G 1332)
• Angle wrench (V.A.G 1756)
When disassembling and performing repairs on vehicle, the drive axles must not be allowed to hang down and contact the stops in the joint by overflexing.
Removing
- Loosen driveshaft bolt to wheel hub:
• Twelve-point bolt with ribs, refer to => [ Twelve-Point Bolt with Ribs, Loosening and Tightening, Driveshaft Threaded Connection ] Twelve-Point Bolt with Ribs, Loosening and Tightening, Driveshaft Threaded Connection
• Twelve-point bolt without ribs, refer to => [ Twelve-Point Bolt without Ribs, Loosening and Tightening, Driveshaft Threaded Connection ] Twelve-Point Bolt without Ribs, Loosening and Tightening, Driveshaft Threaded Connection
The wheel bearing must not be under a load while the driveshaft threaded connection on the wheel side is loose.
If the wheel bearings are under the load of the vehicle weight, the wheel bearing will be damaged. This reduces the service life of the wheel bearings.
The driveshaft bolt may be loosened maximum 90° when the vehicle is standing on its wheels.
Vehicles without a driveshaft must not be moved, otherwise the wheel bearing will be damaged. If a vehicle must be moved, be sure to note the following:
• Install an outer joint in place of the driveshaft.
• Tighten the outer joint to 120 Nm.
- Remove the lower noise insulation.
- Remove the wheel.
- Remove nuts - arrows -.
- Remove both the wheel bearing housing and ball joint from the control arm.
- Remove the coupling rod from the stabilizer bar on both sides.
- Slide outer joint out of wheel hub by hand.
- Secure the driveshaft from falling down.
- Install the puller (T10382)
For the CV joint - 1 -, the opening - arrow - in the removing plate (T10382/1) must face the spindles (T10382/2).
- Attach the puller (T10382) to the slide hammer (VW 771).
• In order to remove the driveshaft from the transmission using the puller (T10382) , the suspension strut and all its components must be pulled to the back.
- Pull the suspension strut and its components using the tensioning strap (T10038) as far as possible to the back, for example on the workshop hoist arm, until the puller (T10382) can be installed parallel to the driveshaft.
- Install the puller (T10382) and remove the driveshaft.
- Remove the driveshaft from the vehicle.
Installing
Remove any paint residue and/or corrosion in threads/splines of outer joint.
All Wheel Drive
- Tap on the front side of the stub shaft using a plastic mallet.
• This ensures that the stub shaft circlip engages in the differential bevel gear correctly.
• This also prevents leaks.
Continuation For All Vehicles
- Install the new circlip into the stub shaft groove on the transmission.
- Lightly lubricate the stub shaft splines with Universal grease (G 060 735 A2)
- Bring outer and inner splines of the transmission and CV joint into engagement.
- Grab drive axle by hand and push it into the CV joint up to the stop.
- Now push the CV joint with one jerk onto the transmission stub shaft.
• Do not use a hammer or a knocking tool under any circumstances!
- Make sure the CV joint is securely fitted by pulling the CV joint against the circlip resistance.
For this check, do not pull on the driveshaft, but rather only on the CV joint.
- Remove the tensioning strap (T10038)
- Insert outer joint as far as possible into wheel hub splines.
- Attach the ball joint to the control arm - arrows -.
• Make sure that the ball joint boot is not damaged or twisted.
- Remove the lower noise insulation.
- Tighten driveshaft bolt to wheel hub:
• Twelve-point bolt with ribs, refer to => [ Twelve-Point Bolt with Ribs, Loosening and Tightening, Driveshaft Threaded Connection ] Twelve-Point Bolt with Ribs, Loosening and Tightening, Driveshaft Threaded Connection
• Twelve-point bolt without ribs, refer to => [ Twelve-Point Bolt without Ribs, Loosening and Tightening, Driveshaft Threaded Connection ] Twelve-Point Bolt without Ribs, Loosening and Tightening, Driveshaft Threaded Connection
Vehicle must not rest on wheels when doing so.
With screw loosened, wheel bearing can be damaged by the vehicle weight.
Differences between a twelve-point bolt with ribs and a twelve-point bolt without ribs
The contact surfaces - arrow A - and - arrow B - are different on the two-point bolts.
I Twelve-Point Bolt with Ribs - arrow A -
II Twelve-Point Bolt without Ribs - arrow B -
- Install the wheel and tighten the wheel bolts. Refer to => [ Tightening Specification for Mounting Wheels ] Specifications.
Tightening Specifications
