Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 70

 

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Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 70

 

 

– Remove bolt -arrow-.
– Loosen drive shaft at gearbox flange.
– Swing wheel bearing housing out and pull drive shaft out of

inner splines.

– Remove drive shaft.
Installing
Carry out installation in the reverse sequence, noting the follow‐

ing:
– Install wheel and tighten 

⇒ page 288

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The threaded connections on the wheel bearing housing may be

tightened only when the dimension measured between the centre

of wheel hub and lower edge of wheel housing before work was

started has been attained 

⇒ page 188

 .

Note

Ensure that the washer between wheel bearing housing and

shock absorber is also installed on vehicles with aluminium wheel

bearing housing.

Specified torques

Component

Specified torque

Drive shaft to wheel hub “hexagon bolt”

♦ Use new bolt

180 Nm + 180°

Drive shaft to wheel hub “12-point bolt”

♦ Use new bolt

70 Nm + 90°

Drive shaft to flange shaft/gearbox

♦ Use new bolts!
♦ Use new backing plates

40 Nm

♦ Initially tighten diagonally to 10 Nm

19. Assembly overview - drive shaft    

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Special tools and workshop

equipment required
♦ Thrust plate -VW 401-
♦ Thrust plate -VW 402-
♦ Press tool -VW 408 A-
♦ Press tool -VW 411-
♦ Tube -VW 416 B-
♦ Thrust plate -VW 447 H-

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♦ Torque wrench -V.A.G

1332-

♦ Special pliers -V.A.G 1682-
♦ Assembly tool -T10065-

♦ Multi-purpose tool -VW 771-

19. Assembly overview - drive shaft    

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T10382/1- points to spindles -T10382/2- .

– Assemble puller -T10382- complete with multi-purpose tool -

VW 771- .

– Pull constant velocity joint from drive shaft with puller -T10382-

and multi-purpose tool -VW 771- .

1 - Puller plate -T10382/1-
2 - Spindles -T10382/2-
Driving on outer constant velocity joint

Installation position of dished spring and thrust washer on outer

joint
1 - Dished spring
2 - Thrust washer
– Install new retaining ring.
– If necessary, push new joint boot onto drive shaft.
– Knock onto shaft with plastic hammer until circlip engages.
Dismantling

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