Drive Axle With Triple Roller Joint, Repairing

Drive axle with triple roller joint, repairing
Special tools and equipment required





- VW 401 Thrust plate
- VW 402 Thrust plate
- VW 408 A Press tool
- VW 411 Press tool
- VW 416 B Tube
- VW 447 H Press plate

Special tools and equipment required





- VAG 1275 Pliers
- VAG 1331 Torque wrench
- VAG 1332 Torque wrench
- VAG 1682 Tension clamp
- T10065 Assembly device





1. Hex bolt
2. Outer constant velocity joint
^ Only Replace complete
^ Removing
^ Installing: drive onto shaft with plastic hammer until securing ring seats
3. Circlip
^ Always replace
^ Insert in shaft groove
4. Thrust washer
5. Dished washer
^ Outer diameter (concave side) contacts thrust washer
6. Clamp
^ Always replace
7. Constant velocity joint boots
^ Check for tears and chafing
^ Balance pressure, by briefly ventilating boot before tensioning the small clamp
8. Clamp
^ Always replace
9. Drive axle
10. Clamp
^ Always replace
11. Triple roller joint boot
12. Clamp
^ Always replace
13. Multi-point socket head bolt
^ Tighten using diagonal sequence to 10 Nm
^ M 10x20; 77 Nm
14. Joint piece
15. Rollers
16. Tripodic star
^ The chamfer-arrow- points to drive axle splines.
17. Circlip
18. O-ring
19. Cover
^ 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.
20. Circlip
^ This circlip is not installed during production. It is only available as a replacement part.
^ The circlip is included in the repair kit.
21. Heat shield
22. Hex Socket head bolt
^ M 8x22; 25 Nm
^ M 8 x 28; 25 Nm
^ M 10 x 70; 40 Nm