Removal and installation front wheel drive shafts (Audi 100 C3)

Table of contents: Removal ↓ Installation ↓

Removal

Place the vehicle on a lift and perform the following operations on both sides of the vehicle:

unscrew the wheel mounting bolts;
unscrew the wheel hub nut without raising the car;
jack up the front of the car and remove the front wheel;
unscrew the bolts securing the inner joint of the shaft to the flange of the differential output shaft;
disconnect the wheel drive shaft from the differential;
press the splined part of the drive from the wheel hub using a wheel hub puller type VAG 1369;
remove the wheel drive.

Pressing out the drive shaft from the wheel hub

Note: On vehicles with an automatic transmission, also remove the two anti-roll bar mounting cups and the clamp bolt securing the front suspension arm ball joint pin to the steering knuckle. Separate the front suspension arm from the steering knuckle.

Caution: If the vehicle needs to be moved after the wheel drive has been removed, install the outer joint in place of the drive to avoid damaging the wheel bearing.

Installation

Install the wheel bearing in the reverse order of removal, taking into account the following:

replace inner constant velocity joint (except vehicles with "DR" and "DS" model engines);
clean the splines of the outer joint tailpiece and wheel hub;
apply a special adhesive (for example "D6") to the splined tail of the outer joint at a distance of 5 mm before installing the wheel drive.