Drive Axle

Drive Axle

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Torque wrench (V.A.G 1332)

• Torque wrench (V.A.G 1576)

• Ball joint puller (T40043)

• Ring Spanner Insert (V.A.G 1332/7)

Removing

Affects Vehicles with Air Suspension

- Place the vehicle on a hoist. Refer to => [ Positioning Vehicle on Hoist and Wheels ] Positioning Vehicle on Hoist and Wheels.

Affects All Vehicles

- Loosen collar bolt for outer joint of drive axle. Refer to => [ Drive Axle Outer Joint Collar Bolt, Loosening and Tightening ] Description and Operation.

- Remove the wheel.

- Remove noise insulation.

- Remove the drive axle - 1 - from the flange shaft.






- Remove drive axle.

If there is not enough room available to remove drive axle, perform following steps:

- Remove the nut from the guide link joint pins enough so it is flush with the joint pin threads. Use 6 mm socket wrench to hold joint pin, if necessary.

- Press linkage stub of guide control arm off conical seating using (T40043).






• Be careful not to damage CV boot in the process!

• Make sure that both puller lever arms are parallel to each other when using greatest force.

- Remove the nut and the guide link joint pin from the wheel bearing housing.

- With a second technician, tilt the wheel bearing housing to the side while pulling the drive axle pins out of the wheel hub.

- Remove drive axle.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

- Remove adhesive residue at stub thread of guide control arm.

Tightening specifications, refer to => [ Track Control Arm, Guide Link and Level Control System Sensor Assembly Overview ] Track Control Arm, Guide Link and Level Control System Sensor Assembly Overview.

- Tightening specification for drive axle to flange shaft/transmission.

- Install wheel.

- On vehicles with air suspension, position vehicle on wheels. Refer to => [ Positioning Vehicle on Hoist and Wheels ] Positioning Vehicle on Hoist and Wheels.

- Tighten wheel.

- Tighten collar bolt for outer joint of drive axle => [ Drive Axle Outer Joint Collar Bolt, Loosening and Tightening ] Description and Operation.