Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Assembly overview - drive shaft
| 1 - | Outer constant velocity joint |
| Renew only as complete unit |
| Removing → Fig.. |
| Installing: drive onto shaft to stop using plastic hammer |
| Distribute grease evenly in joint |
| Checking → Chapter |
| 2 - | Bolt |
| Renew after removing |
| Before fitting, clean the threads in the CV joint using a thread tap. |
| 200 Nm +180° → Chapter |
| 3 - | Drive shaft |
| Allocation → Electronic Parts Catalogue. |
| 4 - | Clamp |
| Renew after removing |
| Tightening → Fig. |
| 5 - | Boot |
| Check for splits and chafing |
| Material: Hytrel (polyester elastomer) |
| 6 - | Clamp |
| Renew after removing |
| Tightening → Fig. |
| 7 - | Dished spring |
| With inner splines |
| Installation position → Fig. |
| 8 - | Retaining ring |
| Renew after removing |
| Insert in groove in shaft |
| 9 - | Boot for constant velocity joint |
| Material: Hytrel (polyester elastomer) |
| Without breather hole |
| Check for splits and chafing |
| Drive off constant velocity joint with a drift |
| Coat sealing surface of constant velocity joint with -D 454 300 A2- before installing. |
| 10 - | Clamp |
| Renew after removing |
| Tightening → Fig. |
| 11 - | Locking plate |
| 12 - | Multi-point socket head bolt |
| Renew after removing |
| Initially tighten diagonally to 10 Nm and then tighten diagonally to specified torque. |
| 40 Nm |
| 13 - | Cover |
| Renew after removing |
| Always renew |
| Pressing off → Fig. |
| 14 - | Retaining ring |
| Renew after removing |
| Remove and install with circlip pliers -VW 161 A-. |
| 15 - | Seal |
| Renew after removing |
| Adhesive surface on constant velocity joint must be free of oil and grease! |
| 16 - | Inner constant velocity joint |
| Renew only as complete unit |
| Distribute grease evenly in joint |
| Pressing off → Fig. |
| Pressing on → Fig. |
| Checking → Chapter |
| 17 - | Dished spring |
| With inner splines |
| Installation position → Fig. |
Drive shaft
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Removing and installing drive shaft
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-
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Other materials:
Removing and installing button for deactivating interior monitoring and
vehicle inclination sensor -E616-
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Removal wedge -3409-
Note
The removal and installation procedures are described for
LHD vehicles. Removal and ins ...
Removing and installing bracket for onboard supply control unit -J519-, LHD
vehicles
Removing
–
With ignition switched off, disconnect earth cable from
battery
→ Chapter.
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Remove dash panel
→ General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70.
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Golf GTD - from model year 2013, sales type 5G1
Note
The specified wheel and tyre combinations apply for all the
gearboxes allocated to the respective engines.
Deviations from this are specially indicated in the table.
The Golf GTD will be listed according to the sales type, not the
type ...