Withdrawal
Remove wheel cover.
Loosen the hub nut on the drive shaft.
Attention: The car must be on the ground.
Remove washer
Loosen wheel bolts.
Raise the car.
Remove wheel.
Remove the drive shaft cover.
Remove socket head bolt on inner joint -arrow-. To do this, you need a socket for a bolt with internal slots. For example, HAZET 990 Lg-8, with a 100 kW motor; lg-10.
Press the drive shaft away from the flange.
Only vehicles with servo control
Unscrew the nut from the connecting rod -arrow- on the left.
Remove the lever and beam mounting bolts.
Push the lever down.
Attention: When removing the drive shaft, observe the free play between the inner constant velocity joint and the gearbox. If necessary, remove ball joint -23- from steering knuckle in fig. 40-760. To do this, unscrew and remove the coupling bolt.
Press the drive shaft out of the hub with a puller. It is possible that the drive shaft cannot be pressed out with a conventional puller, since it is coated with a D6 protective agent. The drive shaft must then be removed using a hydraulic tool
Attention: When removing the drive shaft, under no circumstances should the hub be heated, otherwise the hub bearing may be damaged. Be sure to use a removable tool.
Fix the removable tool VAG 1389 on the hub with two bolts.
Press the drive shaft out of the hub using a tool.
Remove detachable tool.
Attention: When the drive shaft is removed, it is impossible to drive the car, because. in the absence of axial load, the hub bearing may be damaged. If necessary, install an external constant velocity joint instead of the drive shaft. On vehicles with servo control, the lever must be screwed to the beam and to the connecting rod.
Only cars with manual control
Mark the position of the ball joint relative to the lever a with a chisel. Thanks to this, then it will not be necessary to check and adjust the camber.
Unscrew the ball joint from the lever.
Pull out the drive shaft.
Installation
Before installation, clean the gearing of the drive shaft and the hub with gasoline, and remove all residues of the protective agent.
Attention: On vehicles with servo control, when installing the right drive shaft, do not damage the casing.
Coat the splines on the outer joint for 5 cm with protective agent D6.
Insert the drive shaft into the hub and secure with the old nut. Do not tighten the nut.
Install the drive shaft into the gearbox.
Tighten the inner CV joint bolts crosswise. Don't forget the backing plate.
Torque:
- bolts M8: 45 Nm;
- M10 bolts (motor 100 kW): 80 Nm.
Only cars with mechanical steering
Set the ball joint to the mounting position with pliers and tighten the new self-locking nuts to 65 Nm.
Attention: When screwing the ball joint to the arm, do not damage the casing of the constant velocity joint.
Vehicles with servo control: screw the lever to the beam and connecting rod using new bolts and nuts. Do not tighten nuts.
If removed, insert the ball joint into the steering knuckle and tighten the bolt to 65 Nm.
Screw on the wheel.
Lower the car.
Tighten wheel bolts to 110 Nm.
Unscrew the nut from the drive shaft and screw on a new self-locking nut to 265 Nm. Don't forget the washer. Pre-coat the thread with VAG D6 protective agent.
Attention: The car must be on the ground.
Vehicles with servo control: Tighten the new self-locking nuts of the lever on the beam to 65 Nm. Tighten the new self-locking connecting rod nut to 20 Nm.
Install the cap.
Check wheel alignment if necessary.
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