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IV - Drive Axle With Triple Roller Joint AAR 2900, Servicing



IV - Drive axle with triple roller joint AAR 2900, 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 axle shaft 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.
^ Always replace

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
^ Always replace
^ Insert in shaft groove

4 - Thrust washer
^ Installation location

5 - Spring washer
^ Installation location

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

7 - Constant velocity joint boots
^ Check for tears and chafing
^ Material: Hytrel (Polyelastomer)

8 - Clamp
^ Always replace
^ Tightening

9 - Axle shaft
10 - Clamp
^ Always replace
^ Tightening

11 - Triple roller joint boot
^ Check for tears and chafing

12 - Clamp
^ Always replace
^ Tightening

13 - Triple roller joint housing
14 - Multi-point socket head bolt
^ M8 x 18 Tightening torques:

15 - Rollers
16 - Triple roller star
The chamfer - arrow - points to axle shaft splines.
17 - Circlip
^ Always replace
^ Insert in groove in shaft

18 - O-ring Is no longer required for assembly.
19 - Rectangular section seal
This oil seal is part of the repair kit. It is not installed during manufacturing.
No longer supplied as a replacement part. In the future a new repair kit will be supplied.
20 - Cover
Destroyed when disassembling.
No longer required when assembling and is therefore no longer supplied as a spare part.
A new cover is included in the repair kit.