Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Jetta. Manual — part 529

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Replace as a unit

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Removing

40-5, Removing

outer constant velocity joint

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Installing: Drive onto shaft with
plastic hammer until securing
ring engages.

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Greasing

40-5,

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Checking

40-5, Outer

constant velocity joint,
checking

3. Circlip

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Always replace

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Insert in shaft groove

4. Thrust washer

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Installation location

40-5,

Installing spring washer and
thrust washer on outer joint

5. Spring washer

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Installation location

40-5,

Installing spring washer and
thrust washer on outer joint

6. Clamp

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Always replace

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Tightening with pliers
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

Front drive axle, servicing

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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 rotor star with rollers

14. Circlip

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Always replace

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Insert in groove in shaft

15. Multi-point socket head bolt

16. Triple roller joint housing

The chamfer - arrow - points to
axle shaft splines.

Tightening torques:

40-5,

Triple-rotor joint AAR 3300i, disassembling
and assembling

Disassembling

- Open clamp on joint and slide back protective boot.

Front drive axle, servicing

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

- Pull joint off axle shaft.

- Remove circlip.

1 - Pliers (commercially available) VW161A

- Insert axle shaft into press.

- Press out star off axle shaft.

- Pull 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.

Front drive axle, servicing

Assembling triple roller star

Conical-type axle shaft

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

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

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

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

- Insert circlip, make sure seated correctly.

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

- Slide joint over rollers and hold.

- Press 60 grams of joint grease, from repair set, into the
reverse side of the triple roller joint.

- Install joint protective boot.

Assembling triple roller star

Cylindrical-type axle shaft

Front drive axle, servicing