Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 23

 

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Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 23

 

 

– Pull drive shaft out of wheel hub and tie up to body.

– Insert wedge -T10161- between gearbox housing and triple

roller joint.

– Press inner joint out of gearbox by striking wedge -T10161-

with a hammer.

– Remove drive shaft.
Installing
– Fit new retaining ring into groove of joint pin.
– Mesh outer and inner splines of joint body and gearbox.
– Slide drive shaft into joint body to stop by hand.
– Now “suddenly” push joint body into gearbox.
The joint travel can be used for the “sudden push”. Do not, how‐

ever, pull the drive shaft too far out of the joint body.

Note

Never use a hammer or other striking tool!

– Check that drive shaft is seated securely in gearbox by pulling

on joint body against resistance of retaining ring.

For this check, pull only on joint body and not on drive shaft.
– Guide outer joint into wheel hub splines as far as possible.
– Attach lower noise insulation ⇒  Rep. Gr.  50 ; Assembly over‐

view - noise insulation .

6. Removing and installing drive shafts    

89

 

Ensure boot is not damaged or twisted.

– 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°

6.7

Removing and installing drive shafts

with triple roller joint AAR3300i

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-

Removing
– Loosen drive shaft bolt at wheel hub:
♦ Hexagon bolt 

⇒ page 77

♦ Twelve-point bolt 

⇒ page 78

90

     Rep. Gr.40 - Front suspension

 

– Unbolt drive shaft from gearbox flange shaft.
– Remove nuts -arrows-.
– Pull wheel bearing housing with swivel joint out of suspension

link.

– Pull drive shaft out of wheel hub.
Installing
Remove any paint residue and/or corrosion on thread and splines

of outer joint.
– Insert drive shaft.
– 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.

– 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.

– Install 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°

6. Removing and installing drive shafts    

91

 

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

et”

♦ Use new bolts

40 Nm

♦ Initially tighten diagonally to 10 Nm.

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

socket”

♦ Use new bolts

70 Nm

♦ Initially tighten diagonally to 10 Nm.

6.8

Removing and installing intermediate

shaft

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-

Removing
– Remove drive shaft on right side 

⇒ page 80

 .

– Loosen all bolts on bearing bracket -arrows-.
– Pull intermediate shaft off gearbox.
Repairing intermediate shaft 

⇒ page 114

 .

Installing

– First renew seal -1- on gearbox.

92

     Rep. Gr.40 - Front suspension

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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