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Left Drive Axle, with Mounted CV Joint VL107






Left Drive Axle, with Mounted CV Joint VL107

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Slide hammer - complete set (VW 771)

Puller (T10382)

Torque wrench (V.A.G 1332)

Tensioning strap (T10038)

Removing

- Loosen drive axle bolt to wheel hub. Refer to => [ Drive Axle Twelve-Point Bolt, Loosening and Tightening ] Drive Axle Twelve-Point Bolt, Loosening and Tightening.


Vehicle must not rest on wheels when doing so.

With screw loosened, wheel bearing can be damaged by vehicle's own weight.

If a vehicle needs to be moved when the drive axle is removed, an outer joint must be installed and tightened to 120 Nm.


When disassembling and performing repairs on vehicle, the drive axles must not be allowed to hang down and contact the stops in the joint by overflexing.

- Remove lower noise insulation. Refer to

- Remove wheel.

- Remove nuts - arrows -.





- Pull wheel bearing housing with ball joint out of control arm.

- Slide outer joint out of wheel hub by hand.

- Secure the drive axle from falling down.

- Place the Removing plate (T10382/1) behind the CV joint - 1 -.





The opening - arrow - in the (T10382/1) must face the CV joint- 1 -.

- Attach the Spindles (T10382/2) and the Traverse (T10382/3) to the (T10382/1).





- Attach the (VW 771) to the (T10382/ 3).

- Remove the drive axle with a few hits on the (VW 771).

- Remove the drive axle from the vehicle.

Installing

Remove any paint residue and/or corrosion in threads/splines of outer joint.

- Install the new circlip into the stub shaft groove on the transmission.

- Lightly lubricate the stub shaft splines with Universal grease (G 060 735 A2)

- Bring outer and inner splines of the transmission and CV joint into engagement.

- Grab drive axle by hand and push it into the CV joint up to the stop.

- Now push the CV joint with one jerk onto the transmission stub shaft.

Do not use a hammer or a knocking tool under any circumstances!

- Make sure the CV joint is securely fitted by pulling the CV joint against the circlip resistance.


For this check, do not pull on the drive axle, but rather only on the CV joint.

- Remove the (T10038).

- Insert outer joint as far as possible into wheel hub splines.

- Bolt ball joint to control arm - arrows -.





Make sure that the ball joint boot is not damaged or twisted.

- Remove lower noise insulation. Refer to

- Tighten drive axle bolt to wheel hub. Refer to => [ Drive Axle Twelve-Point Bolt, Loosening and Tightening ] Drive Axle Twelve-Point Bolt, Loosening and Tightening.

Vehicle must not be standing on its wheels when doing this, otherwise wheel bearing will be damaged.

- Install wheel and tighten. Specification, refer to => [ Wheel Bolt Tightening Specification ] Specifications.

Tightening Specifications