Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Jetta. Manual — part 526

V.A.G1682

40-5, Tightening

clamp on outer CV joint boot

7. Constant velocity joint boots

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Check for tears and chafing

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Material: Hytrel
(Polyelastomer)

8. Clamp

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Always replace

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Tightening

40-5, Tightening

clamp for CV joint boot (inner,
small dia.)

9. Axle shaft

10. Clamp

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Always replace

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Tightening

11. Triple roller joint boot

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Check for tears and chafing

12. Clamp

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Always replace

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Tightening

13. Triple roller joint housing

14. Multi-point socket head bolt

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M 8 x 18

15. Rollers

16. Triple roller star

Tightening torques:

40-5,

The chamfer - arrow - points to
axle shaft splines.

Front drive axle, servicing

17. Circlip

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Always replace

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Insert in groove in shaft

18. O-ring

19. Rectangular section seal

20. Cover

Is no longer required for
assembly.

This oil seal is part of the repair
kit. It is not installed during
manufacturing.

No longer supplied as a
replacement part. In the future a
new repair kit will be supplied.

Destroyed when disassembling.

No longer required when
assembling and is therefore no
longer supplied as a spare part.

A new cover is included in the
repair kit.

Triple-rotor joint AAR 2900, disassembling
and assembling

Disassembling

- Open clamp on joint and slide back protective boot.

- Open clamp on shaft and slide back joint protective boot.

Front drive axle, servicing

- Drive screwdriver or similar into cover and pry off cover.

If the cover cannot be pried off, we recommend that a
screwdriver is driven in on the opposite side, then pry off
cover.

- Mark installation position of part - 1 to 3 - .

It is only necessary to mark parts when the rollers are
pulled off the triple roller star.

If parts are not marked when assembling, the components
are not brought back to their original installation position. It
is then possible that it will be noisy when driving.

A waterproof felt tipped pen is suitable for marking.

- Take rubber ring - arrow - out of groove.

1 - Triple roller joint housing

2 - Triple roller star

3 - Axle shaft

Front drive axle, servicing

- Hold joint and take axle shaft out of vice.

Make sure that the rollers do not slide off triple roller
star and fall on ground!

- Hold axle shaft and joint horizontal and using the other
hand slowly slide joint back.

- Mark installation position of rollers - 1 - to triple roller star -
2 - using a felt tipped pen.

- Remove rollers - 1 - and place on a clean surface.

- Remove circlip.

1 - Pliers (commercially available)

- Insert axle shaft in press.

Front drive axle, servicing