The axle nut loosens if the wheels are on the floor. This nut is very tight
The front side of the car rises and is installed on the goats. It is not necessary to remove the wheel for this work.
The bolts of the shaft with the flange on the gearbox are unscrewed. To do this, use a multi-toothed nozzle with a diameter of 8 mm, which looks like a wrench with a hex, but instead of 6 planes, it has 12 planes.
Disconnect the shaft from the gearbox and lift it up.
To remove the drive shaft, the wheel bearing housing on the upper side must be released from the spring strut. To do this, unscrew the bolts and nuts and press the bearing housing (rounded fist) to the side.
When removing the drive shaft, never heat the wheel hub to remove the shaft. as this could damage the wheel bearing.
The drive shaft is removed from the steering knuckle while the wheel is pulled out.
After removing the axle shaft, the vehicle cannot be moved, as otherwise the wheel bearing may be damaged. If the car still needs to be moved, you can try to get it in the car workshop of the company "Volkswagen" old outer constant velocity joint. It can be inserted instead of the half shaft. The nut is tightened with a tightening torque of 50 Nm.
The drive shaft is installed in the reverse order of disassembly.
It is necessary to carefully clean the gearing of the drive shaft and the inner surface of the wheel hub from grease and oil. The axle shaft is re-inserted into the hub.
The axle nut is tightened with a tightening torque of 265 Nm (if the car is on wheels again). The drive shaft flange bolts are tightened to 45 Nm. Don't forget the plates under the two bolts.
A seal is glued to the constant velocity joint if it is one of the more powerful models (CV joint diameter 100 mm). To replace this seal, it is necessary to pull off the protective film from the new seal and stick the seal on the constant velocity joint.
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