Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Dismantling and assembling drive shaft
| Special tools and workshop equipment required |
| Circlip pliers -VW 161 A- |
| Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331- |
| Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332- |
| Special pliers -V.A.G 1682- |
| Driving off outer constant velocity joint |
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Clamp drive shaft in vice using protective jaw covers. |
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Drive constant velocity joint off drive shaft using drift
-A-. |
| Drift must be positioned exactly on ball hub of constant
velocity joint. |
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| Installation position of dished spring at outer joint |
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Use plastic-headed hammer to drive joint onto shaft until
circlip engages. |
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| Driving off cover for inner joint |
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| Pressing off inner constant velocity joint |
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Press off protective boot off joint using a drift. |
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Remove both clamps and slide boot towards outer joint. |
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| Installation position of dished spring at inner joint |
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| Pressing on inner constant velocity joint |
 Note
| Chamfer on internal circumference of ball hub (splines) must
face contact shoulder on drive shaft. |
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Press joint on to stop. |
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Install retaining ring. |
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Using bolts -arrows-, align new
cover in relation to bolt holes. |
| The alignment must be very accurate, because no further
alignment is possible once the part has been hammered on. |
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Drive on cover using a plastic hammer. |
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| Tighten clamp on outer joint |
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Position clamp tensioner -V.A.G 1682- as shown in diagram.
Ensure jaws of tensioner lie in corners
-arrows B- of ear on O-type clip. |
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Tighten clamp by turning spindle with a torque wrench (do
not cant pliers).
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Note
| Due to the hard material of the protective boot (compared to
rubber) and the necessity of using a stainless steel clamp, it
is only possible to tension the clamp with clamp tensioner -V.A.G
1682-. |
| Use torque wrench -C - with
setting range of 5 ... 50 Nm (e.g. torque -V.A.G 1331-). |
| Make sure thread of spindle -A-
on pliers moves freely. Lubricate with MoS2 grease if necessary. |
| If the thread is tight (e.g. due to dirt), the required
clamping force for the clamp will not be attained although the
specified tightening torque is applied. |
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| Tightening clamp on small diameter |
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Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-
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Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Socket, 24 mm -T10361A-
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Note
Undercoating (stone-chipping protection) applied during repair work
must be identical in appearance and thickness to the original
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