Drive Axle, with Tripod Joint AAR3300i

Drive Axle, with Tripod Joint AAR3300i

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Torque wrench (V.A.G 1332)


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.

Removing

- Loosen drive axle bolt to wheel hub:

• Hex head bolt, refer to => [ Drive Axle Hex Bolt, Loosening and Tightening ] Drive Axle Hex Bolt, Loosening and Tightening.

• Twelve point bolt, refer to => [ Drive Axle Twelve-Point Bolt, Loosening and Tightening ] Drive Axle Twelve-Point Bolt, Loosening and Tightening.

- Remove wheel.

- Remove lower noise insulation. Refer to

- Disconnect drive axle from transmission axle flange.

- Remove nuts - arrows -.





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

- Pull drive axle out of wheel hub.

Installing

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

- Insert drive axle.

- 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.

- Install inner joint of drive axle and initially tighten bolts diagonally to 10 Nm.

- Tighten multi-point socket head bolts to specified tightening specification in diagonal sequence.

- Install lower noise insulation. Refer to

- Tighten drive axle bolt to wheel hub:

• Hex head bolt, refer to => [ Drive Axle Hex Bolt, Loosening and Tightening ] Drive Axle Hex Bolt, Loosening and Tightening.

• Twelve point bolt, 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