Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Jetta. Manual — part 516

- Remove bolts - Arrows - .

Vehicles with hex. bolt

- Loosen nut from ball joint.

- Install ball joint puller 3287 A as shown in illustration and
press out ball joint.

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To protect ball joint threads and for safety reasons
leave nut on a few turns.

Continued for all vehicles

Front drive axle, servicing

- Press out drive axle.

- Vehicles where the drive axle is secured with a hex bolt,
use Thrust piece VW 434 .

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When pressing drive axle out ensure sufficient
clearance is available.

- Remove drive axle.

The drive axle must not hang down!

The inner joint will be damaged through over flexing.

The following sequence applies to automatic
transmission vehicles only

- Remove bolts - Arrows - .

- Remove left side of noise insulation if necessary.

- Push engine/transmission assembly forward with a pry
bar.

Now drive axle can be removed.

( - Arrow - points forward)

Front drive axle, servicing

Installing

For vehicles with 12-point nut or hex bolt

Remove any paint residue and/or corrosion on
thread/splines of the outer joint.

Coat with oil before installing drive axle;

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The splines of outer joint,

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The thread of outer joint

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Wheel hub splines,

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The contact surface and thread of 12-point nut

Vehicles with hex. bolt

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Do not oil threads of hex bolt.

Continued for all vehicles

- Install drive axle.

- Insert outer joint as far as possible into spline in wheel
hub.

- Connect ball joint to control arm using new bolts onto old
marks.

Torque ball joint to control arm: 20 Nm plus an additional

1

/

4

turn 90

- Install inner joint of drive axle and initially tighten bolts
diagonally to 10 Nm.

Tightening torques:

- Tighten multi-point socket head bolts diagonally to
tightening torque listed.
Multi-point socket head bolt M 8 x 18

40 Nm

Multi-point socket head bolt M 8 x 28

40 Nm

Multi-point socket head bolt M 8 x 48

40 Nm

Previous multi
Multi
Multi

- Bolt pendulum support to subframe and tighten to 25 Nm

- Pull outer joint into wheel hub until outer joint is in position.

Vehicles with 12-point nut

Front drive axle, servicing

- Tighten 12-point nut to 200 Nm and loosen 1/2 turn.

- Turn wheel hub 180 .

Tighten again with:

50 Nm plus an additional 60 turn

Vehicles with hex. bolt

- Tighten hex bolt to 250 Nm plus an additional

1

/

4

turn 90

and then loosen 1/2 turn.

- Turn wheel hub 180 .

Tighten again with:

Tighten 250 Nm plus an additional

1

/

4

turn 90

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To tighten 12-point nut/hex bolt we recommend the
angle measuring wrench V.A.G1756 .

If an angle measuring wrench is not available, tighten 12-
point nut using following method.

Vehicles with 12-point nut

- Lower vehicle until wheels touch ground.

- Tighten 12-point nut to 200 Nm and loosen 1/2 turn.

- Tighten 12-point nut to 50 Nm.

Front drive axle, servicing