Withdrawal
1. Remove the cap covering the wheel, the decorative cap or the caps of the wheel bolts.
2. Turn away on an angle 90°a bolt of fastening of the external hinge of a power shaft.
Caution: Loosen the bolt when the vehicle is on wheels. Danger of accident!
3. Mark the direction of rotation of the wheels with arrows. Loosen the wheel bolts. Raise and place the car on stands and remove the wheel.
4. Hand-tighten all five wheel bolts again.
5. Turn out a bolt of fastening of the external hinge of a power shaft.
6. Disconnect the drive shaft from the flanged shaft/gearbox.
7. If there is not enough space to remove the drive shaft, do the following: unscrew the nut (1), unscrew the bolt and pull both levers up (2).
Warning: Do not widen the groove in the wheel bearing housing with a chisel or similar tool.
8. Set aside the wheel bearing housing.
Warning: Bolts (3) And (4) do not turn away, because in this case, the adjustment of the front suspension will change and the chassis will have to be adjusted again.
9. Remove the drive shaft.
Installation
1. Insert the drive shaft into the wheel bearing housing.
2. Reinstall both upper arms. Install the new bolt and torque the new nut 40 Nm. When tightening the nut, push the suspension arm towards the wheel bearing housing as far as possible.
3. Attach the drive shaft to the axle/gearbox flange with shims. Tightening torque: Bolt M8 - 40 Nm, bolt M 10 - 70 Nm.
4. Install the driveshaft outer joint with a new bolt. Tightening torques: Bolt M14 – 115 Nm, M16 bolt - 190 Nm.
Warning: When tightening the bolt, the vehicle may not touch the base.
5. Observe the direction of rotation of the wheels. Fasten the wheel, lower the car on the wheels and only then tighten the bolts crosswise to the torque 120 Nm.
Caution: Refer to subsection «Removal and installation of a wheel» Section In case of emergency.
6. Have an assistant apply the parking brake.
7. Tighten the drive shaft mounting bolt, tighten the bolt by 180°.
8. Reinstall the wheel cap, trim cap, or wheel bolt caps.
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