Removing Drive Shaft
- Loosen the drive shaft at the wheel hub. Get another mechanic to help by operating the brake.
To prevent damage to the drive shaft, slide a protective hose over the drive shaft.
- 1.1. Procedure (for loosening the drive shaft at the wheel hub) on vehicles with central bolts:
- 1.1.1. Remove lockable wheel bolt (locking mechanism).
- 1.1.2. Loosen/remove the hexagon nut -1- using socket wrench 9471 .
- 1.1. Procedure (for loosening the drive shaft at the wheel hub) on vehicles with central bolts:
- Carefully press the drive shaft journal out of the wheel hub until you can move the drive shaft with your hand.
- 2.1. On vehicles without central bolts, use puller set Nr.87-1 Pos.1 and tension bolt Nr.87-1 Pos.2 .
- 2.2. On vehicles with central bolts
, screw assembly aid 9794
(hub extension) -1-
(as far as it can go) into the wheel hub. The spindle -2-
must not yet touch the drive shaft. Turn the spindle -2-
as required if necessary.
Turn the spindle -2- to the right. Counter at the surface -3- with an open-ended wrench (a/f 36 mm) while doing this.
Keep turning the spindle -2- until the drive shaft is pressed out of the wheel hub.
- Loosen the drive shaft at the transmission flange.
- Remove the drive shaft by guiding it down towards the inside of the vehicle.