Tripod Roller Star, Pressing Onto Drive Axle

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-- Before installing joint or triple roller star, splines -A- must be lightly coated with grease used in joint.

-- Place triple roller star on shaft according to marking and drive on until impact.

Use the :T10065/6  and make sure it attaches to the bead at the bottom -arrow- in the drive axle.

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-- Use special tool shown in illustration.

1. :T10065/1 
2. :T10065/6  - must attach to the bead at the bottom of the drive axle -arrow-.
3. :VW401 
4. :VW416B 
5. :VW447H 
6. :VW411 
7. :VW402 

• The :T10065/6  must not touch the roller; move the rollers to the side if necessary.

-- Install circlip.

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-- Circlip must engage audibly, triple roller star must lie against circlip with no gap.

1 - Pliers (commercially available)

-- Press 70 grams of joint grease, from repair kit, into the reverse side of the triple roller joint.

-- Lightly grease the roller body.

-- Press the joint over the triple roller star using a plastic hammer. Make sure roller body does not tilt!

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-- Press remaining quantity of grease in protective boot.

-- Make sure the protective boot is seated on the joint correctly.

-- Protective joint boot must fit in groove and on joint contour.

-- Install clamp.

NOTE:

For a better alignment of multi-point socket head bolts when installing drive axle, clamping sleeve connecting tube -2- must be between joint connecting flanges -1-.

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-- Install the clamps on the triple roller joint. Refer to CLAMP ON TRIPLE ROLLER JOINT AND OUTER JOINT, TENSIONING .