Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Drive shaft
- Assembly overview - drive shaft
- Removing and installing drive shaft
- Dismantling and assembling drive shaft
- Loosening and tightening threaded connections of drive shaft
- Checking outer constant velocity joint
- Checking inner constant velocity joint
Repairing trailing arm
Special tools and workshop equipment required
Tube for wheel bearing -3345-
Assembly tool -3346-
Thrust plate -VW 402-
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Assembly overview - drive shaft
1 -
Outer constant velocity joint
Renew only as complete unit
Removing
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Installing: drive onto shaft ...
Other materials:
Releasing gas and draining rear gas-filled shock absorbers, DCC shock
absorbers
Clamp gas-filled shock absorber vertically in vice.
WARNING
Safety goggles must be worn when drilling.
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Drill a 3 mm hole -A- through
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Special pliers with insert
The special pliers without insert -VAS 1978/1- with insert
for special pliers -VAS 1978/2- is part of the wiring harness
repair set -VAS 1978- and is used to crimp connectors during
wiring harness repairs.
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Removing and installing gas discharge bulb control unit -J343-/-J344-
WARNING
Risk of death due to high voltage! Risk of injury
and environmental pollution!
Observe operation and safety notes for gas discharge
bulbs
→ Chapte ...
