Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Jetta. Manual - part 516

  

  

  

- Remove bolts - Arrows - . 

Vehicles with hex. bolt

- Loosen nut from ball joint. 

- Install ball joint puller 3287 A as shown in illustration and 
press out ball joint. 

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To protect ball joint threads and for safety reasons 
leave nut on a few turns.  

 

Continued for all vehicles

Front drive axle, servicing

  

  

- Press out drive axle. 

- Vehicles where the drive axle is secured with a hex bolt, 
use Thrust piece VW 434 . 

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When pressing drive axle out ensure sufficient 
clearance is available.  

 

- Remove drive axle. 

The drive axle must not hang down! 

The inner joint will be damaged through over flexing.

The following sequence applies to automatic 
transmission vehicles only

- Remove bolts - Arrows - . 

- Remove left side of noise insulation if necessary. 

- Push engine/transmission assembly forward with a pry 
bar. 

Now drive axle can be removed. 

( - Arrow - points forward) 

Front drive axle, servicing

 

Installing

 

For vehicles with 12-point nut or hex bolt 

Remove any paint residue and/or corrosion on 
thread/splines of the outer joint. 

Coat with oil before installing drive axle; 

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The splines of outer joint,  

 

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The thread of outer joint  

 

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Wheel hub splines,  

 

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The contact surface and thread of 12-point nut   

 

Vehicles with hex. bolt

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Do not oil threads of hex bolt.  

 

Continued for all vehicles

- Install drive axle. 

- Insert outer joint as far as possible into spline in wheel 
hub. 

- Connect ball joint to control arm using new bolts onto old 
marks. 

Torque ball joint to control arm: 20 Nm plus an additional 

1

 / 

4

 turn 90   

- Install inner joint of drive axle and initially tighten bolts 
diagonally to 10 Nm. 

Tightening torques: 

 

- Tighten multi-point socket head bolts diagonally to 
tightening torque listed. 
Multi-point socket head bolt M 8 x 18

40 Nm

Multi-point socket head bolt M 8 x 28

40 Nm

Multi-point socket head bolt M 8 x 48

40 Nm

Previous multi
Multi
Multi

- Bolt pendulum support to subframe and tighten to 25 Nm  

- Pull outer joint into wheel hub until outer joint is in position. 

Vehicles with 12-point nut

Front drive axle, servicing

  

- Tighten 12-point nut to 200 Nm and loosen 1/2 turn. 

- Turn wheel hub 180   . 

Tighten again with: 

50 Nm plus an additional 60   turn 

Vehicles with hex. bolt

- Tighten hex bolt to 250 Nm plus an additional 

1

 / 

4

 turn 90 

 and then loosen 1/2 turn. 

- Turn wheel hub 180   . 

Tighten again with: 

Tighten 250 Nm plus an additional 

1

 / 

4

 turn 90 

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To tighten 12-point nut/hex bolt we recommend the 
angle measuring wrench V.A.G1756 .  

 

If an angle measuring wrench is not available, tighten 12-
point nut using following method. 

Vehicles with 12-point nut

- Lower vehicle until wheels touch ground. 

- Tighten 12-point nut to 200 Nm and loosen 1/2 turn. 

- Tighten 12-point nut to 50 Nm. 

Front drive axle, servicing