III - Axle Shaft With Triple Roller Joint AAR 2000, Servicing

III - Axle shaft with triple roller joint AAR 2000, servicing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required:

^ Thrust plate VW 401
^ Thrust plate VW 402
^ Punch VW 408 A
^ Punch VW 411
^ Tube 37 mm dia. VW 416 B
^ Thrust pad VW 447 H

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required:

^ CV joint boot clamp tool V.A.G. 1275
^ Torque wrench V.A.G. 1331
^ Torque wrench V.A.G. 1332
^ CV joint boot clamp tool V.A.G. 1682
^ Assembly tool T10065

Grease quantity and type
Filling drive axle with high temperature grease.








Regrease joint, if necessary, when replacing the protective boot.
1 - Self-locking 12-point nut
^ Tightening
^ Any paint residue and/or corrosion on thread of outer joint must be removed before nut is installed.

2 - Outer constant velocity joint
^ Replace as a unit
^ Removing
^ Installing: Drive onto shaft with plastic hammer until compressed circlip seats.
^ Checking go to Outer constant velocity joint, checking
^ Greasing

3 - Circlip
^ Insert in groove in shaft

4 - Thrust washer
^ Installation location

5 - Spring washer
^ Outer diameter (concave side) contacts thrust washer

6 - Clamp
^ Always replace
^ Tightening with pliers V.A.G 1682

7 - Constant velocity joint boots
^ Check for tears and chafing

8 - Clamp
^ Always replace
^ Tightening

9 - Axle shaft
10 - Triple roller joint boot
^ Check for tears and chafing

11 - Clamp For triple rotor star
^ Always replace
^ Tightening

12 - Multi-point socket head bolt Tightening torques:
13 - Plate Is only on joints with 108 mm dia.
14 -Triple roller joint housing
15 - Triple rotor star with rollers
The chamfer - arrow - points to axle shaft splines.
16 - Circlip
^ Always replace

17 - O-ring
^ Always replace

18 - Cover
^ Always replace