Rear drive shafts, removing and installing: Installing: Notes
Remove any paint residue and/or corrosion on thread/splines of the outer joint.
- Coat with oil before installing axle shaft;
- The splines of the outer joint,
- The thread of the outer joint
- Wheel hub splines,
- The contact surface and thread of the 12-point nut
With oil.
- Install drive shaft.
- Insert outer joint as far as possible into the spline in the wheel hub.
- Pull outer joint into the wheel hub until the outer joint is in position.
- Install inner joint of drive shaft and initially tighten bolts diagonally to 10 Nm.
- Tighten multi-point socket head bolts diagonally to 40 Nm
- Lower vehicle until the wheels touch ground.
- Tighten 12-point nut to 200 Nm and loosen 1/2 turn.
- Tightening 12-point nut.