Front Suspension
Drive Axle
Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
• Press piece (VW 454)
• Thrust plate (VW 401)
• Punch (VW 408 A)
• Torque wrench (V.A.G 1331)
• CV joint boot clamp tool (V.A.G 1682)
• Circlip pliers (VW 161 A)
• Punch (VW 412)
• Slide hammer - complete set (VW 771)
• Puller (T10382)
Removing Outer CV Joint
- Secure drive axle with protective covers in vise clamp.
- Fold back boot.
- Align the (T10382) so that the flat side of the plate (T10382/1) faces the spindles (T10382/2).
- Attach the (T10382) to the (VW 771).
- Remove the CV joint from the driveshaft using the (T10382) and (VW 771).
1. (T10382/1)
2. (T10382/2)
Checking outer joint, refer to => [ Outer CV Joint, Checking ] Front Suspension.
Driving Joint On
- Drive onto shaft with plastic hammer until securing ring engages.
Removing Inner Joint
- Remove both clamps from CV boot.
- Pull off CV boot from inner joint.
- Drive off inner joint cover.
Remove circlip using circlip pliers (VW 161 A).
- Press off inner joint from drive axle, as depicted in illustration. Hold drive axle securely while doing so.
Inner joint cannot be disassembled for checking.
Assembling
- Press the inner CV joint onto the drive axle as shown in the illustration.
- Install new circlip on drive axle using (VW 161 A).
- Place new cover on inner joint.
- Attach (V.A.G 1682) as shown in illustration. Be sure that edges of clamping pliers are seated in corners - arrows B - of hose clamp.
- Tension clamp by turning spindle with a torque wrench (do not tilt clamp tool).
• A stainless steel clamp must be used due to hardness of CV boot material (compared to rubber). This clamp can only be tensioned using (V.A.G 1682).
• Torque specification: 25 Nm.
• Use torque wrench with adjustment range 5...50 Nm (e.g. (V.A.G 1331)).
• Be sure thread of spindle - A - of clamp tool moves freely. Grease with MOS 2 grease if necessary.
• If it does not move freely, e.g. due to dirt in thread, the required clamp tension will not be achieved at the specified torque.