Triple-Rotor Joint, Disassembling and Assembling

Disassembling





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





- Place screwdriver or similar under cover clip and pry off cover.





- Mark installation position of parts 1, 2 and 3.

Note:
- Noises while driving may result if indicated parts are not reassembled to their prior positions.
- Felt tipped pen is suitable for marking.

Take rubber ring (arrow) out of groove.
1. Triple rotor joint housing
2. Triple roller star
3. Axle shaft
4. Hold joint and remove axle shaft from vice





-Remove circlip
1. Pliers VW 161 A or available commercially





- Place axle shaft in press.
- Hold axle shaft, press triple roller star off shaft.
- Remove triple roller star with roller and place on clean surface.
- Remove CV joint from axle shaft.
- Remove sleeve from axle shaft.
- Clean shaft and CV joint.

Assembling
- Slide small clamp and boot for CV joint on shaft.
- Slide CV joint on shaft.

Assembling triple roller star





- Install triple roller star, (chamfer on star faces shaft),
- Press star in to stop.
- Install lock ring, and ensure lock ring clicks into groove.
- Press in 60 grams (2.1 ounces) of grease G 000 633 (from repair set) into triple roller star.
- Slide CV joint over roller and hold.
- Press in 60 grams (2.1 ounces) of grease G 000 633 (from repair set) into back side of triple roller star.
- Slide CV joint boot in place, bead in boot must lock into groove of CV joint.





- Install new O-ring (arrow), from repair set, in groove.
- Remove axle shaft from vice.

Note:
Holes from CV boot and joint must align.





- Install boot clamp.





- Tighten small hose clamp with pliers VAG 1275.

Note:





- To prevent triple roller joint from being pushed back unintentionally when installing axle shaft, secure triple roller joint with adhesive tape.
- Remove adhesive tape just before bolting to axle flange.