Left Driveshaft with Mounted CV Joint

Left Driveshaft with Mounted CV Joint

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Slide hammer - complete set (VW 771)

• Puller (T10382)

• 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 driveshaft bolt to wheel hub:

• Twelve-point bolt with ribs, refer to => [ Twelve-Point Bolt with Ribs, Loosening and Tightening, Driveshaft Threaded Connection ] Twelve-Point Bolt with Ribs, Loosening and Tightening, Driveshaft Threaded Connection

• Twelve-point bolt without ribs, refer to => [ Twelve-Point Bolt without Ribs, Loosening and Tightening, Driveshaft Threaded Connection ] Twelve-Point Bolt without Ribs, Loosening and Tightening, Driveshaft Threaded Connection

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

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

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

Vehicles without a driveshaft 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 driveshaft.

• Tighten the outer joint to 120 Nm.

- Remove the lower noise insulation.

- Remove the wheel.

- Remove nuts - arrows -.






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

- Slide outer joint out of wheel hub by hand.

- Secure the driveshaft from falling down.

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






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

- Attach the spindles (T10382/2) and the traverse (T10382/3) to the removing plate (T10382/1).






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

- Remove the driveshaft with a few hits on the slide hammer (VW 771).

- Remove the driveshaft 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 driveshaft, but rather only on the CV joint.

- Remove the tensioning strap (T10038)

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

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






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

- Remove the lower noise insulation.

- Tighten driveshaft bolt to wheel hub:

• Twelve-point bolt with ribs, refer to => [ Twelve-Point Bolt with Ribs, Loosening and Tightening, Driveshaft Threaded Connection ] Twelve-Point Bolt with Ribs, Loosening and Tightening, Driveshaft Threaded Connection

• Twelve-point bolt without ribs, refer to => [ Twelve-Point Bolt without Ribs, Loosening and Tightening, Driveshaft Threaded Connection ] Twelve-Point Bolt without Ribs, Loosening and Tightening, Driveshaft Threaded Connection

Vehicle must not rest on wheels when doing so.

With screw loosened, wheel bearing can be damaged by the vehicle 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 -

- Install the wheel and tighten the wheel bolts. Refer to => [ Tightening Specification for Mounting Wheels ] Specifications.

Tightening Specifications