Servicing front drive shaft: Audi Q7

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi Q7 (4L, 2005–2015)

• Renewed: circlip in groove, circlip, cover onto inner joint

📋 Procedure

1. Remove both hose clips from boot.
2. Pull boot off outer joint.
3. Drive outer joint off drive shaft with a firm blow from a plastic head hammer.
4. Grease splines (A) on drive shaft lightly with grease used in joint before fitting constant velocity joint or triple roller spider onto drive shaft.
5. Fit new circlip in groove on shaft.

6. Slide on constant velocity joint as far as circlip.
7. Align circlip so that opening faces upwards (arrows).
8. Use plastic-headed hammer to drive constant velocity joint onto shaft until circlip engages.
9. Tightening small and large hose clips on inner or outer joint
10. Remove both hose clips from boot.
11. Pull boot off inner joint.
12. Drive off cover for inner joint.
13. Press inner joint off drive shaft as illustrated. Hold drive shaft whilst doing this.
14. Press inner joint onto drive shaft as illustrated.
15. Fit new circlip on drive shaft with circlip pliersVW 161 A.
16. Fit new cover onto inner joint.

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