Drive Axle with Triple Roller Joint AAR3300i
Drive Axle with Triple Roller Joint AAR3300i
Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
• Thrust plate (VW 401)
• Thrust plate (VW 402)
• Punch (VW 408 A)
• Punch (VW 411)
• Sleeve (VW 416 B)
• Thrust pad (VW 447 H)
• Hose clamp pliers (V.A.G 1275)
• Torque wrench (V.A.G 1331)
• Torque wrench (V.A.G 1332)
• Slide hammer - complete set (VW 771)
• Puller (T10382)
• CV joint boot clamp tool (V.A.G 1682)
• Assembly tool (T10065)
Removing outer constant velocity joint
- Secure drive axle with protective covers in vise clamp.
- Fold back boot.
- Align the (T10382) so that the flat side of the Plate (T10382/1) faces the Spindles (T10382/2).
- Attach the (T10382) to the (VW 771).
- Remove the CV joint from the drive axle using the (T10382) and (VW 771).
1. (T10382/1)
2. (T10382/2)
Driving on outer CV joint
Installed location of spring washer and thrust washer on outer joint
1 - Dished washer
2 - Thrust washer
- Install the new circlips.
- Slide new CV boot onto drive axle if necessary.
- Drive it onto shaft with plastic hammer until securing ring engages.
Disassembling
- Open both clamps at inner joint and slide back CV boot.
- Pull off joint piece from drive axle.
- Remove securing ring.
1 Pliers (commercially available) or (VW 161 A)
- Insert drive axle in vise.
- Press triple roller star off drive axle.
- Pull joint protective boot off from drive axle.
- Clean drive axle, joint piece and groove for oil seal.
Assembling
- Slide small clamp for CV boot onto drive axle.
- Slide joint protective boot onto drive axle.
- Slide joint piece onto drive axle.
Mount triple roller star
Drive axle in conical version - arrow -
The chamfer on triple roller star faces toward shaft, this is used as an assembly aid.
- Connect triple roller star onto drive axle and press on up to stop.
- Make sure that pressure does not increase above 3.0 t!
- If necessary coat drive axle splines and triple-roller star with lubricating paste (G 052 142 A2)..
- Insert securing ring, be sure to fit properly.
- Press 70 grams of joint grease from repair set, into triple roller joint.
- Slide joint piece over rollers and secure.
- Press 60 grams of joint grease, from repair set, into the reverse side of the triple roller joint.
- Install CV boot.
Mount triple roller star
Drive axle in cylindrical version - arrow -
- Connect triple roller star onto drive axle and press on up to stop.
- Make sure that pressure does not increase above 3.0 t!
- If necessary coat drive axle splines and triple-roller star with lubricating paste (G 052 142 A2).
- Insert securing ring, be sure to fit properly.
- Press 70 grams of joint grease from repair set, into triple roller joint.
- Slide joint piece over rollers and secure.
- Press 60 grams of joint grease, from repair set, into the reverse side of the triple roller joint.
- Install CV boot.
- Install clamp.
• For a better alignment of the multi-point socket head bolts when mounting the axle shaft, it is necessary that the clamping ear of the clamp - arrow A - is placed between the fixing flanges from the joint - arrows B -.
- Tension clamp using (V.A.G 1275).
- Tension small clamp using (V.A.G 1275).
