Drive Shaft, Installing

Drive shaft, installing
Installation is carried out in reverse order of removal, note the following:





Note:
^ Sealing rings in drive shaft flanges - arrow - must not be damaged when removing and installing.
^ Replace drive shaft if damaged.
^ Do not cant front and rear drive shaft tube, slide onto corresponding guide pins in horizontal position.

Installation position of rear flexible disc
^ Three projecting sleeves each on flange for Haldex clutch and on drive shaft flange grip into mounting holes of flexible discs.





- Install drive shaft at flange of Haldex clutch so that the markings - arrows - align.





Drive shaft with balancing washers under mounting bolts - arrows -

Note: Any balancing washers present - arrows - must not be installed but rather replaced with washers. See next illustration.

Note:
^ From 06.99, all drive shafts in the vehicle were weighted additionally in production. Therefore, new mounting bolts and, if necessary, balancing washers were installed on the Haldex clutch flange - arrows -.
^ Two of the new mounting bolts can be installed with one balancing washer each. These may not be installed after loosening drive shaft from Haldex clutch. See next illustration.
^ The new mounting bolts have a 12-point socket head.





- If balancing washers were installed, they must always be replaced with washers - A -.





Drive shaft with balancing nuts and balancing washers (gradual introduction from 01.03)

Note:
^ From 01.03, the weighting process in production was changed.
^ When weighting the drive shaft, only nuts - A - or additional washers - B - are used as balancing weights.
^ Two of the projecting bolt ends can be covered with one nut each - A - and possibly one or more washers - B -.
^ They must always be removed after loosening drive shaft from Haldex clutch.

Install intermediate bearing without tension.
- Align intermediate bearing on its longitudinal holes so drive shaft is not under stress.
- Only tighten bolts for intermediate bearing to chassis after installing drive shaft.
- Install exhaust system and align free of tension.

Note:
^ If droning noises are audible while driving, do the following:
^ Unbolt drive shaft with flexible disc from flange of Haldex clutch and bolt on again offset by one hole.
^ If droning noises are still heard, drive shaft must be bolted on again, offset by one more hole.

Torque specifications





Pendulum support to subframe (- A - arrows).

Install exhaust system free of tension.