Removing Cardan Shaft

Information 

• Observe maximum joint angle of 20° during removal and fitting. 
• The cardan joint must not be loaded at maximum deflection (lock). 

1. Support transmission with transmission jack.

   For vehicles with Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK): Use the entire surface of the ATF pan as the contact surface so as to avoid damaging the ATF pan. 

   1. 1.1. Support transmission.
      Fig 1: Supporting Transmission

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2. Remove transmission bracket and rear brace plate.
   1. 2.1. Unscrew screws -2-  for the rear brace plate -1-  and remove plate.
   2. 2.2. Unscrew screws -3 and 6-  on the transmission bracket and remove transmission bracket.
      Fig 2: Identifying Brace Plates And Transmission Bracket

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3. Secure the transmission to the gear support using transmission mount screw and nut.
   1. 3.1. Remove transmission jack.
4. Remove center brace plate -1-  .
   1. 4.1. Loosen control unit at the brace plate.
   2. 4.2. Unscrew screws -2 and 3-  and remove plate.
      Fig 3: Identifying Centre Brace Plate

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5. Remove cardan shaft.
   1. 5.1. Close electric parking brake.
   2. 5.2. Loosen and remove screws -1-  on the cardan shaft flange.
      Fig 4: Identifying Cardan Shaft Threaded Joint

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   3. 5.3. Press cardan shaft -1-  off using a mounting lever -2-  if necessary to remove it from the cardan flange -3-  .
      Fig 5: Pressing Cardan Shaft Off Flange

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   4. 5.4. Pull cardan shaft out of the splines of the central shaft and remove it.
6. Pull bellows -1-  off the central shaft.
   Fig 6: Identifying Bellows On Central Shaft

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