Triple-Rotor Joint AAR 3300I, Disassembling and Assembling

Triple-rotor joint AAR 3300i, disassembling and assembling
Disassembling

- Open clamp on joint and slide back protective boot.
- Open clamp on shaft and slide back joint protective boot.





- Pull the joint off the axle shaft.
- Remove circlip.
1 - Pliers (commercially available) VW161A





- Insert axle shaft into press.
- Press out star of the axle shaft.
- Pull protective boot off shaft.
- Clean shaft, joint and groove for oil seal.

Assembling
- Slide small clamp for joint protective boot onto shaft.
- Slide joint protective boot onto shaft.
- Slide joint onto shaft.

Assembling triple roller star
Conical-type axle shaft





The chamfer on tripod star faces toward shaft, this is used as an assembly aid.
- Install triple roller star onto shaft and press onto stop.
- Make sure that the pressure does not exceed 3.0 t (6614 lb)!
- If necessary coat axle shaft splines and triple-roller star with lubricating paste G 052142A2.
- Insert circlip, make sure seated correctly.
- Press 70 grams (2.47 oz.) of joint grease from repair kit, into triple roller joint.
- Slide joint over rollers and hold.
- Press 60 grams (2.1 oz.) of joint grease, from repair kit, into the reverse side of the triple roller joint.
- Install joint protective boot.

Assembling triple roller star
Cylindrical-type axle shaft





- Install triple roller star onto shaft and press onto stop.
- Make sure that the pressure does not exceed 3.0 t (6614 lb)!
- If necessary coat axle shaft splines and triple-roller star with lubricating paste G 052142A2.
- Insert circlip, make sure seated correctly.
- Press 70 grams (2.47 oz.) of joint grease from repair set, into triple roller joint.
- Slide joint over rollers and hold.
- Press 60 grams (2.1 oz.) of joint grease, from repair set, into the reverse side of the triple roller joint.





- Install joint protective boot.
- Install hose clamp.

Note: For a better alignment of the multi-point socket head bolts when mounting the axle shaft, it is necessary that the clamping ear of the clamp - arrow A - is placed between the fixing flanges from the joint -arrow B - .





- Tighten hose clamp with hose clamp pliers V.A.G. 1275 .





- Tighten small hose clamp with hose clamp pliers