Removal And Installation: Driveshafts

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Special tools and workshop equipment required

Engine/Transmission Jack V.A.G 1383 A
Counterhold Tool Touareg V10 T10172 with Adapter T10172/5

Removing

NOTE:

Perform work on driveshaft on a two-column lift if possible.

Mark the position of all the parts to each other before removing them. Install in the same position otherwise the imbalance will be excessive and the bearings could get damaged causing rumbling noises.

Do not kink the driveshaft, only store and move when fully extended.

Never let the driveshaft "just hang" during removal. Always support it.

Always remove or install the driveshaft horizontally with respect to the drive flange.

-- Remove the noise insulation -1 and 2-. Refer to Removal and Installation .

Fig 1: Noise Insulation -1 And 2-

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-- Remove the catalytic converters. Refer to [For engine(s) CEPB] Removal and Installation or to [For engine(s) CETA, CCTA] Removal and Installation or to [For engine(s) CDMA] Removal and Installation or to [For engine(s) CBRA] Removal and Installation or to [For engine(s) BPY] Removal and Installation .

Fig 2: Identifying Bolts -Arrows- And Remove Crossbrace -1-

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-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and remove the crossbrace -1- if present.

Fig 3: Identifying Bolts -2- And Remove Bracket -3-

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-- Remove the bolts -2- and remove the bracket -3-.

CAUTION:

Danger of causing damage to the decoupling element inside the primary catalytic converter.

Do not bend the decoupling element more than 10°.

-- Remove the crossmember on the underbody -1- if present. To do this, remove the nuts -arrows-.

Fig 4: Crossmember -1-

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-- Remove the exhaust system rear section. Refer to [For engine(s) CEPB] Description and Operation or to [For engine(s) CETA, CCTA] Description and Operation or to [For engine(s) CDMA] Description and Operation or to [For engine(s) CBRA] Description and Operation or to [For engine(s) BPY] Description and Operation .

-- Counterhold the rear final drive with the T10172 and T10172/5 when loosening or tightening the driveshaft.

Fig 5: Counterholding Rear Final Drive To Loosen/Tighten Rear Flexible Disc Bolts

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-- Remove the bolts -2 and 3- for the pendulum support.

Fig 6: Identifying Pendulum Support & Bolts

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NOTE:

Ignore -1-.

-- Make sure there is a marking (a color dot) on the flexible disc and the driveshaft flange on the rear final drive -arrows-.

Fig 7: Aligning Markings On Driveshaft At Flange Of Haldex Clutch

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-- If the marking is not there, then mark the position of the flexible disc to the driveshaft flange on the rear final drive.

-- Counterhold using the T10172 and remove the driveshaft bolts -arrows- from the rear final drive.

Fig 8: Identifying Rear Driveshaft Tube At Rear Final Drive With Joint Washer And Vibration Damper

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-- Remove the bolts -arrows- for the center bearing and the heat shield. Then remove the heat shield.

Fig 9: Identifying Drive Shaft Supported With Engine-/Gearbox Jack VAG 1383A And Wooden Block

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NOTE:

Ignore -A- and V.A.G 1383 A.

NOTE:

A second technician is needed to help remove the driveshaft.

Fig 10: Identifying Sealing Ring In Driveshaft Flange

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CAUTION:

Danger of causing damage to the shaft seal -arrow- inside the driveshaft flange.

Remove the driveshaft horizontally from the centering pins.

NOTE:

If seal is damaged, driveshaft must be replaced.

-- Remove the driveshaft first from the centering pin on the rear final drive and then carefully from the centering pin on the bevel box.

CAUTION:

Danger of causing damage to the boot inside the support.

If possible, remove, install and store the driveshaft in its fully extended position.

Installing

Install in reverse order, paying attention to the following:

For the correct tightening specifications, refer to DRIVESHAFT OVERVIEW .

NOTE:

Install all marked parts in their original position.

-- Attach to the driveshaft to the rear final drive making sure the markings -arrows- are lined up.

Fig 11: Aligning Markings On Driveshaft At Flange Of Haldex Clutch

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-- Install the bolts -1- for the center bearing but do not tighten them.

Fig 12: Identifying Heat Shield & Combi-Bolts

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-- Tighten the bolts for attaching the driveshaft flexible disc to the bevel box and to the rear final drive.

-- Align the center bearing in the oblong holes so that neither the driveshaft nor the center bearing are under stress.

-- Tighten the bolts -1-.

The bolts must fit inside the tabs on the heat shield.

-- Install pendulum support. Refer to [For engine(s) BPY, CBRA, CETA, CCTA, CEPB, CDMA] Removal and Installation .

-- Install rear exhaust system. Refer to [For engine(s) CEPB] Description and Operation or to [For engine(s) CETA, CCTA] Description and Operation or to [For engine(s) CDMA] Description and Operation or to [For engine(s) CBRA] Description and Operation or to [For engine(s) BPY] Description and Operation

Fig 13: Crossmember -1-

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-- Tighten the crossmember on the underbody -1- if present. Tightening specification: 23 Nm.

-- Install the catalytic converters, mount -3- and the crossbrace -1- if equipped. Refer to [For engine(s) CEPB] Removal and Installation or to [For engine(s) CETA, CCTA] Removal and Installation or to [For engine(s) CDMA] Removal and Installation or to [For engine(s) CBRA] Removal and Installation or to [For engine(s) BPY] Removal and Installation .

Fig 14: Identifying Mount -3- And Crossbrace -1

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-- Install the noise insulation. Refer to Removal and Installation .