Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 21

 

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Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 21

 

 

Ensure boot is not damaged or twisted.

– Place inner joint of drive shaft in position and tighten bolts di‐

agonally to 10 Nm.

– Tighten multi-point socket-head bolts diagonally to the speci‐

fied torque.

– Attach lower noise insulation ⇒  Rep. Gr.  50 ; Assembly over‐

view - noise insulation .

– Tighten drive shaft bolt at wheel hub:
♦ Hexagon bolt 

⇒ page 77

♦ Twelve-point bolt 

⇒ page 78

Note

During this step, vehicle must not be standing on its wheels or

wheel bearing will be damaged.

– Install wheel and tighten 

⇒ page 288

 .

Specified torques

Component

Specified torque

Swivel joint to cast steel suspension link

♦ Use new nuts

60 Nm

Swivel joint to sheet steel or forged aluminium suspension

link

♦ Use new nuts

100 Nm

Drive shaft to wheel hub “hexagon bolt”

♦ Use new bolt

200 Nm +180°

Drive shaft to wheel hub “12-point bolt”

♦ Use new bolt

70 Nm + 90°

Drive shaft to flange shaft on gearbox “M8 multi-point sock‐

et”

♦ Use new bolts
♦ Use new backing plates

40 Nm

♦ Initially tighten diagonally to 10 Nm.

Drive shaft to flange shaft on gearbox “M10 multi-point

socket”

♦ Use new bolts
♦ Use new backing plates

70 Nm

♦ Initially tighten diagonally to 10 Nm.

6.4

Removing and installing left drive shaft

with (push-on) constant velocity slip joint

Special tools and workshop equipment required

6. Removing and installing drive shafts    

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♦ Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-

Removing
– Loosen drive shaft bolt at wheel hub 

⇒ page 78

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Caution

During this step, vehicle must not be standing on its wheels.
The wheel bearing can be damaged by the weight of the vehi‐

cle if the bolt is loosened.
If a vehicle must be moved with the drive shaft removed, an

outer joint must be fitted and tightened to 120 Nm.

– Remove lower noise insulation ⇒  Rep. Gr.  50 ; Assembly

overview - noise insulation .

– Remove wheel.

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     Rep. Gr.40 - Front suspension

 

– Push drive shaft outer joint out of wheel hub by hand.
– Secure drive shaft to prevent it from falling.

– Position puller -T10382/1- behind constant velocity slip joint

-1-.

Cut-out -arrow- of puller -T10382/1- must face constant velocity

slip joint -1-.

6. Removing and installing drive shafts    

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– Install multi-purpose tool -VW 771- on traverse -T10382/3- .
– Pull out drive shaft with a couple of strikes of multi-purpose

tool -VW 771- .

– Remove drive shaft from vehicle.
Installing
Remove any paint residue and/or corrosion on thread and splines

of outer joint.
– Insert new retaining ring in groove in stub shaft on gearbox.
– Lightly grease splines of stub shaft with universal grease -G

060 735 A2-

– Mesh outer and inner splines of gearbox and constant velocity

slip joint.

– Slide drive shaft into constant velocity joint to stop by hand.
– Now push constant velocity joint onto stub shaft of gearbox

with a “sudden, hard push”.

Note

Never use a hammer or other striking tool!

– Check that constant velocity slip joint is seated securely by

pulling on constant velocity joint against resistance of retaining

ring.

Caution

For this check, pull only on constant velocity slip joint, not on

drive shaft.

– Detach tensioning strap -T10038- .
– Guide outer joint into wheel hub splines as far as possible.

– Bolt swivel joint to suspension link -arrows-.

Note

Ensure boot is not damaged or twisted.

– Attach lower noise insulation ⇒  Rep. Gr.  50 ; Assembly over‐

view - noise insulation .

– Tighten drive shaft bolt at wheel hub 

⇒ page 78

 .

Note

During this step, vehicle must not be standing on its wheels or

wheel bearing will be damaged.

– Install wheel and tighten 

⇒ page 288

 .

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     Rep. Gr.40 - Front suspension

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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