Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Jetta. Manual - part 527

  

- Hold axle shaft, then press triple roller star off axle shaft.  

- Pull joint with protective boot off shaft. 

- Clean shaft, joint and groove for oil seal. 

Assembling

 

- Slide small clamp for joint protective boot onto shaft.  

- Slide joint protective boot onto shaft. 

- Slide joint onto shaft. 

Assembling triple roller star

The chamfer on triple roller star faces toward shaft, this is 
used as an assembly aid.

Front drive axle, servicing

  

- Install triple roller star onto shaft and press onto stop.  

- Make sure that the pressure does not exceed 3.0 t!  

- If necessary coat axle shaft splines and triple-roller star 
with lubricating paste G 052142A2 . 

- Insert circlip, make sure seated correctly. 

- Install rollers onto triple roller star as per markings.  

- Slide joint over rollers and hold. 

- Press 70 grams of joint grease, from repair kit, into triple 
roller joint. 

- Press 70 grams of joint grease, from repair kit, into 
reverse side of triple roller joint and protective boot.  

Front drive axle, servicing

  

  

- Place seal - 3 - from repair kit in groove - 4 - of triple roller 
joint. 

1 - Circlip 

2 - Cover from repair kit 

3 - O-ring 

4 - Triple roller joint housing  

- Insert axle shaft in press. 

- Press cover - 1 - into triple roller joint until circlip can be 
installed. 

- Insert circlip, make sure seated correctly. 

The circlip must be audibly engaged when it seats! 

- Install joint protective boot. 

Front drive axle, servicing

  

  

- Position triple roller joint approximately in middle of sliding 
part. See distance between min. and max. 

- Hold triple roller joint in this position and lift boot slightly  - 
arrow - . 

- Install clamp. 

This allows a possible vacuum inside the boot to escape.

Note: 

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For a better alignment of the multi-point socket head 
bolts when mounting the axle shaft, it is necessary 
that the clamping ear of the clamp  - arrow A - is 
placed between fixing flanges from joint  - arrowB - .  

 

Front drive axle, servicing