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Component overview

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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