Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Assembly overview - drive shaft
| 1 - |
Outer constant velocity joint |
| Renew only as complete unit |
| Installing: drive onto shaft to stop using plastic hammer |
| Distribute grease evenly in joint |
| Before fitting, clean the threads in the CV joint using a thread
tap. |
| Allocation
→ Electronic Parts Catalogue. |
| Check for splits and chafing |
| Material: Hytrel (polyester elastomer) |
| Installation position
→ Fig. |
| Insert in groove in shaft |
| 9 - |
Boot for constant velocity joint |
| Material: Hytrel (polyester elastomer) |
| 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. |
| 12 - |
Multi-point socket head bolt |
| Initially tighten diagonally to 10 Nm and then tighten diagonally to
specified torque. |
| Remove and install with circlip pliers -VW 161 A-. |
| 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 |
| Installation position
→ Fig. |
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-
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Other materials:
Overview - drive shaft
I -
→ Chapter „Assembly overview - drive shaft, constant velocity joint
VL100“
II -
→ Chapter „Assembly overview - drive shaft, constant velocity joint
VL107“
III -
→ Cha ...
Matching wheel rims and tyres
If necessary, eliminate flat spots caused by storage or
handling
→ Chapter.
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Press tyre off wheel rim
→ Chapter.
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Rotate tyre by 180° relative to wheel rim.
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Determining flat spots on tyres
What is a flat spot?
The terms flat area and flats are also used for the term
flat spot.
Flat spots caused by storage or handling also cause
vibration in the same way as incorrectly balanced wheels do. It
is import ...
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Drive shaft
Removing and installing drive shaft