Installing inner joint gaiter
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Slide new gaiter (1) together with 34.6 mm dia. stepless ear clip onto output shaft.
Installation:
Slide gaiter of transmission-side joint on cars with automatic transmissions up to stop of wheel-side gaiter and on cars with manual transmissions up to vibration damper.
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IMPORTANT:
Align tripod star so that chamfer (arrow) points to output shaft.
Drive tripod star with special tool 00 5 500 onto output shaft until groove for snap ring is exposed.
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Install new copper-coloured snap ring (1).
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IMPORTANT:
Use only quantity of grease provided.
Packing of grease in the transmission-side joint must not exceed 130 g.
Pack lubricating grease provided into housing (1).
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IMPORTANT:
During assembly, the sealing faces on the gaiter and joint must be clean, dry and free of grease!
Attach packed housing (1) to tripod star and into gaiter (2).
NOTE:
Make sure gaiter is correctly seated in groove of housing.
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IMPORTANT:
Centrepoint of clamping pipe must be situated at height of housing centreline!
Max. deviation (A) ± 10 mm.
Close new 89.5 mm dia. stepless clamp with special tool 31 5 200
.
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IMPORTANT:
The stepless clamping band must snap into place completely with both hooks! Both hooks must no longer be visible after engagement.
Closing travel is 13 mm.
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Adjust gaiter (1) with housing to 100 mm installation length.
IMPORTANT:
Gaiter must be vented after fitting in order to adapt the overpressure generated during fitting to the ambient pressure!
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Vent gaiter (1); carefully slide a suitable tool between gaiter and output shaft for this purpose.
Close new 34.6 mm dia. stepless ear clip (2) with special tool 32 1 260
.