Loosen the drive shaft mounting nut with the wheel not suspended. This nut is over tightened.
Raise the front of the car and install stands. It is not necessary to remove the wheel during this operation. Turn away bolts of a flange of a power shaft at a transmission. To loosen, use an 8 mm 12-point socket wrench.
Disconnect the drive shaft from the gearbox and lift above it.
Pull the drive shaft out of the wheel hub after the wheels are in the end position. If there are difficulties with removing the shaft, disconnect the steering knuckle pin from the lower suspension arm in order to get more free space to remove the shaft.
Please note that the drive shafts are not the same length on all models. They can be made from solid bar (when installing a manual transmission) or be hollow (when installing an automatic transmission). In vehicles with 1.6L, 1.8L petrol and diesel engines, the right drive shaft is equipped with an anti-vibration weight. In cars with engines with a working volume of 1.3 liters, the left drive shaft is 443 mm long, the right one is 677.2 mm.
Installation of a drive shaft is made upside-down. If the steering knuckle pin is removed, the nut located below the steering knuckle should be tightened with a torque of 25 Nm. The drive shaft mounting bolts to the flange, as well as the drive shaft mounting nuts, must be tightened to the recommended torques (see table. 4).
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