Drive Axle, Bolted Inner Joint

Drive Axle, Bolted Inner Joint

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Torque Wrench 50-200 Nm (V.A.G 1332)

• Torque Wrench (V.A.G 1601)

• Bit (T10099) or Bit (T10099/1)

• Remover (T10103)

• Adapter Plate (T10103/1)

• Fitting Tool (T10206)

• Socket 32 mm (T10209)

Removing

- Remove 12-point nut, refer to => [ Drive Axle Outer Joint Twelve Point Nut, Loosening and Tightening ] Rear Suspension.

• Only loosen and tighten 12-point nut if vehicle stands on wheels (risk of accident!).

• Do not move vehicle when 12-point nut is loosened. Otherwise, wheel bearing may be damaged.

• If the vehicle must be moved with the drive axle removed, install the outer joint and tighten it to 150 Nm.

- With vehicles with air suspension, place vehicle on hoist. Refer to => [ Positioning Vehicle on Hoist and Wheels ] Positioning Vehicle on Hoist and Wheels.

- Remove wheel.

- Remove 12-point nut.

- Disconnect drive axle from rear final drive. Use (T10099) or (T10099/1) to loosen bolts.



- Lay a clean cloth between subframe and drive axle to avoid damaging drive axle surface protection.

- Remove the bolt - 1 - from the control arm - 2 -.






- Install a block of wood between the control arm - arrow - and wheel bearing housing.






There is the danger of injury without the installed wood block!

- Press drive axle off.






- Push drive axle as far as possible beyond rear final drive flange - arrow - so outer joint can be pulled out of the wheel bearing spline.






- Remove drive axle in direction of - arrow - between brake cable and brake caliper. Pull control arm down slightly when doing this.

Installing

- Clean outer joint and wheel hub splines.

- Produce a metallic surface and degrease splines of outer joint and wheel hub.

- Before installing, coat drive axle splines with assembly paste.

- Coat contact surfaces of new 12-point nut with assembly paste before installation.

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

- Pull in drive axle until stop using (T10206).






- Remove (T10206).

- Press wheel bearing housing in direction of - arrow -.






Make sure to press only at the wheel bearing housing. There is the danger of injury at the connection point of control arm and wheel bearing housing!

Control arm engages at wheel bearing housing.

Install in reverse order of removal.

• Bonded rubber bushings can only be turned to a limited extent. Only tighten suspension bolts when vehicle is in curb weight or control position.

• Wheel bearing, lifting to curb weight position on vehicles with coil springs. Refer to => [ Wheel Bearing in Curb Weight, Lifting Vehicles with Coil Spring ] Wheel Bearing In Curb Weight, Lifting Vehicles With Coil Spring.

• For vehicles with air spring suspension, lift wheel suspension in control position. Refer to => [ Wheel Bearing in Control Position, Lifting Vehicles with Air Suspension ] Wheel Bearing In Control Position, Lifting Vehicles With Air Suspension.

Tightening specifications, refer to => [ Drive Axle Overview, with Bolted Inner Joint ] Description and Operation

- Tighten 12-point nut, refer to => [ Drive Axle Outer Joint Twelve Point Nut, Loosening and Tightening ] Rear Suspension.

- On vehicles with air suspension, position vehicle on wheels. Refer to => [ Positioning Vehicle on Hoist and Wheels ] Positioning Vehicle on Hoist and Wheels.

- Tighten the wheels.

- On vehicles with automatic headlamp range control system, perform a basic setting on the headlamps.