Triple Roller Joint, Disassembling

Triple roller joint, disassembling

- Axle shaft, clamping in vise

Use protective vise covers!

- Open clamp on joint and slide back protective boot.





- Bend open metal tabs with flat-head screwdriver and pry off housing.





- Mark installation position of parts - 1 - to - 3 - with lines.

If the parts are not marked when assembling, the components are not brought back to their previous installation position, then it is possible that it will be noisy when driving.

A waterproof felt tipped pen is suitable for marking.


1 - Triple roller joint housing

2 - Triple roller star

3 - Axle shaft

- Take O-ring - arrow - out of groove.
- Hold joint and take drive axle out of vise.





- Remove circlip from triple roller joint/drive axle.

1 - Circlip pliers (commercially-available)

- If protective boot is damaged, remove, e.g. with shears. Otherwise, carefully turn back.

- Insert drive axle in press.





- Hold drive axle, then press triple roller star off drive axle.

Ensure roller bodies are free when pressing off.

- Remove triple roller star with rollers and set aside on a clean surface.
- Remove joint from drive axle.
- Pull joint protective boot off from drive axle.
- Clean drive axle, joint piece and groove for oil seal.