Driveshaft, Mounted On Transmission Side

Driveshaft, Mounted on Transmission Side

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Transmission Support (VW 785/1 B)

• Counterhold Tool Touareg V10 (T10172)

• Adapters (T10172/5)

• Hose Clamp Pliers (V.A.G 1275)

• High temperature grease (G 000 633)

Removing

• The attached driveshaft can only be separated from the transmission if it is completely removed.

• Perform work on the driveshaft on a two-column lift if possible.

• After removing the driveshaft from the rear final drive, tie up the shaft ends or hold them up.

• The driveshaft can be bent as far as the end stop of the center joint provided that no force is used. Bending the joint forcibly to the end stop can damage the center joint and/or the protective boot.

• Always remove or install driveshaft horizontally from the transmission output shaft.








Risk of damaging decoupling elements.

• Do not bend the decoupling element by more than 10°.

• Do not load the decoupling element.

• Do not damage the wire mesh on the decoupling element.

- Loosen the clamping sleeves - 1 and 2 - and slide them to the rear.

- Tie the front muffler or the left and right front exhaust pipe to the underbody.

- Remove the bolts - arrows - and remove the driveshaft heat shield - 1 - (if equipped).






- Cut up the clamp - 1 - for the driveshaft boot and remove it.






• Ignore - 2 -.

Audi A6 and A7






- Remove the crossbrace - 2 -.

Audi A4, A5 Coupe, A5 Sportback, A5 Cabrio, Q5






- Remove the front crossmember - 2 - and the rear crossmember - 3 -.

All Vehicles

- Remove the heat shield - 1 -.

- Lower the front of the exhaust system rear section and then secure it using the (VW 785/1 B) , as illustrated.






- Make sure there is a color dot on the driveshaft and on the rear final drive driveshaft flange - arrow A - and - arrow B -.






- Make a color dot again if the original dot is no longer visible.

• The dots on the driveshaft - arrow A - and on the rear final drive - arrow B - must line up.

- Remove the driveshaft bolts - 1 - from the rear final drive.






- When doing this, counter hold using the (T10172) and (T10172/5).

- Remove the bolts - arrows - for the driveshaft intermediate bearing.






- Guide the rear driveshaft on the fuel tank and on the rear subframe downward and remove it form the transmission.

Installing

• Tightening specifications, refer to => [ Driveshaft, Mounted On Transmission Side Overview ] Driveshaft, Mounted On Transmission Side Overview and => [ Driveshaft Heat Shield - Tightening Specification ] Driveshaft, Mounted On Transmission Side Overview.

• Remove any old, dry high-temperature grease from the CV joint and the driveshaft flange. Fill with the exact same amount of new high temperature grease (G 000 633).

• The threads in the flange shaft on the rear final drive must be cleaned of locking fluid residue. Use a thread tap to clean the threads. If the threads are not clean, the bolts will break off when they are being installed.

• Replace the self-locking driveshaft bolts.

• Replace the hose clamps - 1 - for the driveshaft boot - 2 -.






• Check the driveshaft seal on the rear final drive flange for damage (bent, rubber layer worn off) and replace if damaged. Replace the damaged seal.

• Wipe the splines on the transmission output shaft with a towel before installing the driveshaft. The splines are not lubricated.

- First mount the driveshaft on the transmission.

• Maximum bend angle: 10°.

• After the driveshaft is inserted approximately 50 mm into the transmission output shaft, turn the driveshaft slightly to make sure that the transmission output shaft splines are meshed into the inner splines of the driveshaft.

• Push the driveshaft all the way onto the splines on the transmission output shaft.

- Install the bolts- arrows - just far enough so that the center bearing can still be moved.






- Position the driveshaft on the rear final drive:






• The dots on the driveshaft - arrow A - and on the rear final drive - arrow B - must line up.

• Maximum difference between the markings: 30°.

- Install the new bolts all the way in by hand but do not tighten them.

- Line up the clamp - 1 - for the driveshaft boot with the retainers - 2 - and then tighten the clamp using (V.A.G 1275).






• In order to used the (V.A.G 1275) correctly, move the driveshaft a little toward the rear.

- Tighten the driveshaft bolts - 1 -. Follow the tightening sequence, refer to => [ Driveshaft to Rear Final Drive - Tightening Specification and Sequence ] Driveshaft, Mounted On Transmission Side Overview.






- Tighten the driveshaft center bearing on the body without tension. Tightening specification - item 9 - => [ (Item 9) Bolt ] Driveshaft, Mounted On Transmission Side Overview.






Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:






- Tighten the heat shield - A - to the transmission - arrows -. Tightening specification, refer to => [ Driveshaft Heat Shield - Tightening Specification ] Driveshaft, Mounted On Transmission Side Overview.

- Install the heat shield - 1 -.






- Install the front - 2 - and rear - 3 - crossmembers.

- Install the exhaust system free of tension.