Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Jetta. Manual — part 527

- Hold axle shaft, then press triple roller star off axle shaft.

- Pull joint with protective boot off shaft.

- Clean shaft, joint and groove for oil seal.

Assembling

- Slide small clamp for joint protective boot onto shaft.

- Slide joint protective boot onto shaft.

- Slide joint onto shaft.

Assembling triple roller star

The chamfer on triple roller star faces toward shaft, this is
used as an assembly aid.

Front drive axle, servicing

- Install triple roller star onto shaft and press onto stop.

- Make sure that the pressure does not exceed 3.0 t!

- If necessary coat axle shaft splines and triple-roller star
with lubricating paste G 052142A2 .

- Insert circlip, make sure seated correctly.

- Install rollers onto triple roller star as per markings.

- Slide joint over rollers and hold.

- Press 70 grams of joint grease, from repair kit, into triple
roller joint.

- Press 70 grams of joint grease, from repair kit, into
reverse side of triple roller joint and protective boot.

Front drive axle, servicing

- Place seal - 3 - from repair kit in groove - 4 - of triple roller
joint.

1 - Circlip

2 - Cover from repair kit

3 - O-ring

4 - Triple roller joint housing

- Insert axle shaft in press.

- Press cover - 1 - into triple roller joint until circlip can be
installed.

- Insert circlip, make sure seated correctly.

The circlip must be audibly engaged when it seats!

- Install joint protective boot.

Front drive axle, servicing

- Position triple roller joint approximately in middle of sliding
part. See distance between min. and max.

- Hold triple roller joint in this position and lift boot slightly -
arrow - .

- Install clamp.

This allows a possible vacuum inside the boot to escape.

Note:

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For a better alignment of the multi-point socket head
bolts when mounting the axle shaft, it is necessary
that the clamping ear of the clamp - arrow A - is
placed between fixing flanges from joint - arrowB - .

Front drive axle, servicing