Assembly overview - drive shaft, triple roller joint AAR3300i (pushed into gearbox or bolted onto flange shaft) — VW
Assembly overview - drive shaft, triple roller joint AAR3300i (pushed into gearbox or bolted onto flange shaft) on VW: factory workshop procedure.
Workshop procedure for VW — the factory write-up, straight from real workshop data.
📋 Procedure
ℹ️ Torque figures below come verbatim from workshop data — always cross-check against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening.
Assembly overview - drive shaft, triple roller joint AAR3300i (pushed into gearbox or bolted onto flange shaft)
Outer constant velocity joint
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Removing
Anchor
.
Installing: drive onto shaft with plastic hammer until compressed circlip seats.
Checking
Chapter
Bolt
Various versions
Allocation
Electronic parts catalogue
WARNING
There are two versions of the twelve-point head bolt, with and without ribbing. Distinguishing feature
Fig.
.
When installing a twelve-point head bolt, always note which version is being installed.
The respective specified torque must also be used.
The specified torque for twelve-point head bolts
»with«
ribbing is 70 Nm + 90° when loosening and tightening
Chapter
.
The specified torque for twelve-point head bolts
»without«
ribbing is 200 Nm + 180° when loosening and tightening
Chapter
.
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Retaining ring
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Insert in groove in shaft
Thrust washer
Installation position
Fig.
.
Dished spring
Installation position
Fig.
.
Clamp
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Tightening
Fig.
Boot for constant velocity joint
Check for splits and chafing
Material: Hytrel (polyester elastomer)
Clamp
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Tightening
Fig.
Drive shaft
Clamp
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Tighten clamp with
hose clip pliers
V.A.G 1275
Boot for triple roller joint
Check for splits and chafing
Clamp
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Tighten clamp with
hose clip pliers
V.A.G 1275
Triple roller star with rollers
The chamfer
arrow
points towards drive shaft splines.
Retaining ring
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Insert in groove in shaft
Joint body
For automatic gearbox
Retaining ring
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Multi-point socket head bolt
Initially tighten diagonally to 10 Nm and then tighten diagonally to specified torque
M10 bolt: 70 Nm
Joint body
Distinguishing features between twelve-point head bolt with ribbing and twelve-point head bolt without ribbing.
The twelve-point head bolts can be distinguished by the contact surfaces
arrow A
and
arrow B
.
I
Twelve-point head bolt with ribbing
arrow A
II
Twelve-point head bolt without ribbing
arrow B
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Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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