Drive Axle with Tripod Joint AAR2600i

Drive Axle with Tripod Joint AAR2600i

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Torque Wrench 40-200 Nm (V.A.G 1332)

• Wedge (T10161)

Removing

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

• Twelve-point bolt without ribs, refer to => [ Drive Axle Twelve-Point Bolt without Ribs, Loosening and Tightening ] Drive Axle Twelve-Point Bolt without Ribs, Loosening and Tightening.


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.


The wheel bearing must not be under a load while the drive axle threaded connection on the wheel side is loose.

If the wheel bearings are under the load of the vehicle's own weight, the wheel bearing will be damaged. This reduces the service life of the wheel bearings.

The drive axle bolt may be loosened maximum 90° when the vehicle is standing on its wheels.

Vehicles without a drive axle must not be moved, otherwise the wheel bearing will be damaged. If a vehicle must be moved, be sure to note the following:

• Install an outer joint in place of the drive axle.

• Tighten the outer joint to 120 Nm.

- Loosen the wheel bolts.

- Raise the vehicle.

- Remove the wheel.

- Remove the lower noise insulation,

- Remove the nuts - arrows -.






- Remove both the wheel bearing housing and ball joint from the control arm.

- Pull drive axle out from wheel hub and secure it to body.

- Place the (T10161) - 1 - between the transmission housing and the triple roller joint.






- Using a rubber hammer, hit the inner joint on the (T10161) and remove it from the transmission.

- Remove drive axle.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

- Install new circlip into the groove of the joint shank.

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

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

- Now slide joint piece into transmission with a tug.

The sliding part inside the linkage can be used for this tug. When doing this, do not pull the drive axle too far out of the joint.


Never use a hammer or mallet!

- Make sure the drive axle fits securely inside the transmission. The joint pulls against the resistance of the circlip.

• When checking, only pull on the joint piece and not on the drive axle.

- Install the outer joint as far as possible into the wheel hub splines.

- Remove the lower noise insulation.

- Attach the ball joint to the control arm - arrows -.






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

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

• Twelve-point bolt without ribs, refer to => [ Drive Axle Twelve-Point Bolt without Ribs, Loosening and Tightening ] Drive Axle Twelve-Point Bolt without Ribs, Loosening and Tightening.


Vehicle must not rest on wheels when doing so.

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

Differences Between a Twelve-Point Bolt with Ribs and a Twelve-Point Bolt without Ribs






The contact surfaces - arrow A - and - arrow B - are different on the two-point bolts.

I Twelve-point bolt with ribs - arrow A -
II Twelve-point bolt without ribs - arrow B -

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

- Install the wheel and tighten the wheel bolts. Refer to => [ Wheel Bolt Tightening Specification ] [1][2]Specifications.

Tightening Specifications