Dismantling and assembling triple roller joint — AUDI

Dismantling

Push out cover

Note:

Use old bolt for pushing out
For this purpose, tilt shaft by approx. 20 °

Use plastic hammer and special tool 3110.

Remove any shavings in the cover area.
Open large clamp.
Open small tensioning clamp at shaft and push back boot.

Installation position of parts 1...3 must be marked with dashes.

If they are not marked and therefore not reinstalled into their original position upon reassembly, this may lead to noise during subsequent driving operation.

Suitable for marking is a water-resistant felt-tip pen.

Remove O- ring - arrow- from groove.

1 -
Joint
2 -
Triple roller star
3 -
Drive shaft

Remove circlip.

1 -
Pliers (commercially available)

Pulling off triple roller star from drive shaft
Use puller Kukko 12-1 (arrow) (commercially available)

Remove grease in groove for the sealing ring and from splines of shaft.
Check roller body and running surface for wear.
Clean shaft and joint.

Assembling

Push small clamp for boot onto shaft.
Push new boot onto shaft.
Push joint onto shaft.
Push boot onto joint.

Assemble triple roller star

The chamfer -arrow- at the star faces towards shaft and is used as an assembly aid.

Position triple roller star on shaft according to marking and drive up to stop.
Insert circlip and make sure that it is positioned correctly.
Press 70 grams of drive shaft grease G 000 605 from the repair kit into triple roller joint.
Push joint over the rollers.

Note:

Ensure that the boot is not twisted in the process.

Press 70 grams of drive shaft grease G 000 605 from the repair kit into the rear of the triple roller joint.
Carefully clean groove for sealing ring
Insert O-ring in groove -1-

For better illustration, the individual parts are shown disassembled.

1 -
Circlip
2 -
Cover from repair kit
3 -
O-ring
4 -
Triple roller joint

Insert drive shaft into pressing tool.
Lightly press on cover -1- from repair set so that the circlip from the repair kit can be inserted.
Insert circlip from repair set around the edge.

Note:

Ensure that circlip engages audibly.

Position joint into middle position.
See min-max position

Note:

Whilst the joint is positioned in the centre it is necessary to vent the boot, e.g. with a screwdriver -arrow-

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Attach clamp => Fig.
40-117

Note:

In order to insert the multi point socket head bolts more easily when installing the drive shaft it is necessary that the clamp tie eye-2- is located between the fixing flanges -1- of the joint.

Tension small clamp using pliers V.A.G 1275.