Triple-Rotor Joint AAR 33001, Disassembling and Assembling

Triple-rotor joint AAR 33001, disassembling and assembling

Disassembling
- Open clamp on joint and slide back protective boot.
- Open clamp on shaft and slide back joint protective boot.
- Pull joint off axle shaft.

- Remove circlip.
1 - Pliers (commercially available) VW 161
A - Insert axle shaft into press.

- Press out star off 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 triple roller 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!
- If necessary coat drive shaft splines and triple-roller star with lubricating paste G 052 142 A2.
- Insert circlip, make sure seated correctly.
- Press 70 grams of joint grease from repair set, into triple roller joint.
- Slide joint over rollers and hold.
- Press 60 grams of joint grease, from repair set, 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!
- 1f necessary coat axle shaft splines and triple-roller star with lubricating paste G 052 142 A2.
- Insert circlip, make sure seated correctly.
- Press 70 grams of joint grease from repair kit, into triple roller joint.
- Slide joint over rollers and hold.
- Press 60 grams of joint grease, from repair kit, into reverse side of triple roller joint.
- Install joint protective boot.

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