Rear Driveshaft

Rear Driveshaft

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Transmission Support (VW 785/1 B)

• Approximately 600 mm pry lever (for example 652-24 Hazet)

Removing

- Loosen the nuts - arrow - on the right and left sides and turn the tail pipes a little bit downward.






- Use (VW 785/1 B) to secure the rear section of the exhaust system after first lowering it.






Danger of damaging the driveshaft

• To force the driveshaft off of the transfer case and final drive, the pry lever - 1 - must be positioned on the push-on contact - arrow B -.

• The rubber boot will be damaged if the pry lever - 1 - is placed on it. If that happens, then the driveshaft must be replaced.








- Force the driveshaft off of the transfer case. Do this by placing the pry lever - 1 - on the push-on contact - arrow B -.

• While pressing the driveshaft off, the pry lever - 1 - must rest on this surface - A arrow -.

• A locking ring secures the driveshaft to the pin. Give a hefty jerk to press it off.

- Mark the installed position of the driveshaft in reference to the rear final drive - arrow -.






- Use the pry lever - A - to press the driveshaft off of the rear final drive. Do this by placing the pry lever - A - on the push-on connector.






• A locking ring secures the driveshaft to the pin. Give a hefty jerk to press it off.

• You will need a second technician to hold the back end of the driveshaft to avoid bending and damaging it.

- Remove the bolts - 2 through 7 - and remove the tunnel support.






- Remove the bolts - 1, 8 - from the bracket that holds the driveshaft's center support.

- Remove the rear driveshaft.

- Place the rear driveshaft and the bracket for the center support facing upward.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

Tightening specifications, refer to => [ Rear Driveshaft Overview ] Rear Driveshaft Overview

- Replace the O-ring - 1 - and locking ring - 2 - for the rear final drive. Allocation, refer to the Parts Catalog.






- Replace the O-ring - A - and locking ring - B - on the transfer case.






• You will need a second technician to hold the back end of the driveshaft to avoid bending and damaging it.

- Install the driveshaft and hand-tighten the center support - 1 -.






- Place the driveshaft on the rear final drive.

• The markings on the driveshaft and the final drive - arrow - line up with each other.






- Do not tilt the driveshaft as you use a hefty jerk to install it on the pin. Use a suitable tool, for example a wooden mallet - A -, to drive the driveshaft onto the flange if you cannot install it by giving it a hefty yank. Test to make sure the driveshaft is firmly seated by pulling back on it.






- Tighten the bolts - 2 through 7 - for the tunnel support.






• The round hole - arrow - on the tunnel side faces the direction of travel.

- Tighten down the center support - 1, 8 - so that it nothing is placing any tension on it.

- Install the rear exhaust system.

- Install the tail pipes.

- Deactivate the vehicle lift mode using a vehicle with air suspension.