Component overview
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2016 Porsche Macan and 2015 Porsche Macan. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
| No. | Designation | Qty. | Removal | Installation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Circlip | 1 | Remove circlip. | Do not confuse circlip no. 1 with circlip no. 9 on the inner joint. The two parts are not identical. Carefully slide the circlip onto the joint pin from above. Check that the circlip is fitted correctly. The circlip is pre-fitted when a new joint is installed! |
| 2 | Protective ring (transmission side only) | 1 | Left side only: Break (carefully) during removal in order to lever the drive shaft out of the transmission. | Replace protective ring. |
| 3 | Inner joint | |||
| 4 | Large clamp | 1 | Remove clamp. | For securing the bellows. |
| 5 | Bellows | 1 | Remove bellows from the profile shaft. | |
| 6 | Small clamp | 1 | Remove clamp. | For securing the bellows. |
| 7 | Circlip | 1 | Remove circlip carefully with a pliers. | Do not confuse circlip no. 9 with circlip no. 1 on the inner joint. The two parts are not identical. Carefully slide the circlip into the groove on the profile shaft from the side. Check that the circlip is fitted correctly. |
| 8 | Drive shaft | 1 | Remove the joint from the profile shaft using an aluminum mandrel and by hitting the ball hub (star-shaped inner ring) hard several times with a hammer. | Always use a new joint during installation! Position the joint on the profile shaft. Press circlip no. 9 together as required so that the joint slides over it easily when you tap it with a rubber hammer. Grease the new joint! |
| 9 | Circlip | 1 | Remove circlip carefully with a pliers. | Do not confuse circlip no. 9 with circlip no. 1 on the inner joint. The two parts are not identical. Carefully slide the circlip into the groove on the profile shaft from the side. Check that the circlip is fitted correctly. |
| 10 | Small clamp | 1 | Remove clamp. | For securing the bellows. |
| 11 | Bellows | 1 | Remove bellows from the profile shaft. | |
| 12 | Large clamp | 1 | Remove clamp. | For securing the bellows. |
| 13 | Outer joint |