Remove/install front axle drive shaft - AR33.30-P-0100GX

MODEL 463.270 /271, 461.331 

Fig 1: Identifying Joint Housing & Wheel Hub

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	Removing
1	Remove joint housing (5) with drive shaft		AR33.20-P-0600GX
2	Mount retainer wrench to wheel hub (6) and clamp into vise	Retainer wrench	Figure
3	Pull off grease cap	Removal and installation tool	Figure
4	Unlock outer slotted nut
5	Unscrew outer slotted nut	Claw wrench	Figure
6	Remove locking plate
7	Unscrew inner slotted nut	Claw wrench	Figure
8	Pull out drive shaft	The ABS measuring ring must not be damaged.
	Clean
9	Clean all parts.	Cold degreasing agent/cold cleaning solvent HAKU 1025-920	*BR00.45-Z-1051-04A
	Checking
10	Clean all parts, check and replace if necessary.
	Install
11	Install input shaft	The ABS measuring ring must not be damaged.
12	Install joint housing (5) with drive shaft		AR33.20-P-0600GX
13	Adjust wheel bearing play		AR33.20-P-0300GX

Fig 2: Identifying Removal And Installation Tool (116 589 22 33 00)

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Fig 3: Identifying Claw-Type Wrench (463 589 00 07 00)

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Fig 4: Identifying Retainer Wrench (717 589 00 31 00)

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REPAIR MATERIALS

Number	Designation	Order number
BR00.45-Z-1051-04A	Cold degreasing agent/cold cleaning solvent HAKU 1025-920	Chemische Werke Kluthe GmbH Gottlieb-Daimler-Str. 12 69115 Heidelberg Germany Tel. +49 6221 5301-0 Fax + 49 6221 5301-176 www.wuerth.de