Axle Shaft With Triple Roller Joint, Servicing

Axle shaft with triple roller joint, 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





1. Hex bolt
2. Outer constant velocity joint
^ Replace only as a unit
^ Removing
^ Installing: Drive onto shaft with plastic hammer until securing ring engages.
^ Greasing

3. Circlip
^ Replace
^ Insert in groove in shaft

4. Thrust washer
5. Dished washer
^ Outer diameter (concave side) contacts thrust washer

6. Clamp
^ Always replace

7. Constant velocity joint boots
^ Check for tears and chafing
^ Balance pressure, by briefly ventilating boot before tensioning the small clamp

8. Clamp
^ Always replace

9. Axle shaft
10. Clamp
^ Always replace

11. Triple roller joint boot
12. Clamp
^ Always replace

13. Multi-point socket head bolt
^ Tighten diagonally to 10 Nm
^ M10 x 20, 77 Nm

14. Joint piece
15. Rollers
16. Triple roller star
The chamfer - arrow - points to axle shaft splines.

17. Circlip
18. O-ring
19. 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.

20. Circlip
This circlip is not installed during production. It is only available as a replacement part.

The circlip is included in repair kit.

21. Heat shield
22. Hex socket head bolt
^ M8 x 22, 25 Nm

^ M8 x 28, 25 Nm

^ M10 x 70, 40 Nm