Component overview: Notes
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Filling triple roller joint shaft with grease:
| Grease | Amount in: | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Outer joint | Total quantity | Joint | Boot |
| mm | [g] | [g] | [g] |
| 100 | 120 | 80 | 40 |
| 88 | 90 | 50 | 40 |
| Inner joint | |||
| 130 | 70 | 60 | |
Grease joint again when replacing protective joint boot.
1 - Clamp
- Always replace
- Different clamps possible depending on model
- Can also be installed with pliers 3340
2 - CV boot for triple roller joint
- Protective joint boot must fit in groove and on joint contour.
3 - Clamp
- Always replace
4 - Circlip
- Only present on certain versions
5 - Spring washer
- Only present on certain versions
- Installed location Location of spacer and spring washer (wheel side)
6 - Spacer ring (plastic)
- Only present on certain versions
- Installed location Location of spacer and spring washer (wheel side)
7 - Circlip
- Always replace
- Insert before mounting in ring groove (not visible with joint installed)
8 - Outer constant velocity joint
- Replace only as a unit
- Pressing off Driving outer constant velocity joint down
- Installing:
- Drive joint onto shaft with a plastic hammer until circlip engages.
- Greasing → Component overview
- When installing joint on profile shaft, profile shaft splines must be lightly coated with grease used in joint.
9 - Bolt
- Always replace if removed
- Loosen Remove drive axle
- Fastening Install drive axle
- Torque specification Install drive axle
10 - Clamp
- Different versions for protective joint boot in rubber or Hytrel
- Replace
11 - Outer constant velocity protective joint boot
- Check for tears and chafing
- Before clamping hose clamps, raise protective joint boot briefly to balance pressure Protective joint boot, ventilating
- Different version in rubber or Hytrel
12 - Clamp
- Replace
13 - Axle shaft
- Different versions
14 - Circlip
15 - Triple roller star
- Chamfer - arrow - faces splines drive axle splines
- When installing triple roller star on profile shaft, profile shaft splines must be lightly coated with grease used in joint.
16 - Circlip
- Replace
- Insert in shaft groove
17 - Multi-point socket head bolt
18 - Triple roller joint housing
Joint protective boots made from rubber are tightened with hose clamp pliers V.A.G 1275.