Assembly overview - drive shafts (with triple roller joint AAR 3700i + AAR 4100i) for vehicles with 6-speed manual gearbox, automatic gearbox and four-wheel drive — VW
Assembly overview - drive shafts (with triple roller joint AAR 3700i + AAR 4100i) for vehicles with 6-speed manual gearbox, automatic gearbox and.
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 shafts (with triple roller joint AAR 3700i + AAR 4100i) for vehicles with 6-speed manual gearbox, automatic gearbox and four-wheel drive
Vehicles with 5-cylinder and 6-cylinder engines only
Note
During start of production, construction was changed from
»bonded«
drive shafts (outer joint inserted in wheel hub with locking fluid) to
»unbonded«
drive shafts (outer joint pressed onto wheel hub). Procedures for repair work and what must be observed are described in this chapter.
Caution
When removing and installing drive shafts, do not allow them to hang free and stop against joints due to over bending.
Outer constant velocity joint
Renew only as complete unit
Removing and installing
Chapter
.
For vehicles with bonded drive shafts: clean and degrease splines and apply
locking fluid
Electronic Parts Catalogue
.
Twelve-point nut
Always renew after removing
Initially tighten to 200 Nm and then slacken off 180°
Final torque setting: 200 Nm
Retaining ring
Always renew after removing
Insert in groove in shaft
Clamp
Always renew after removing
25 Nm
Tightening hose clip
Fig.
Boot
For outer constant velocity joint.
Check for splits and chafing
Removing and installing
Chapter
.
Clamp
Always renew after removing
25 Nm
Tightening hose clip
Fig.
Drive shafts
Removing and installing drive shafts
Chapter
Allocation
Electronic Parts Catalogue
Clamp
Always renew after removing
25 Nm
Tighten clamp using
hose clip pliers
V.A.G 1275
Inner joint boot
Check for splits and chafing
Clamp
Always renew after removing
25 Nm
Tighten clamp using
hose clip pliers
V.A.G 1275
Triple roller star with rollers
Retaining ring
Remove and install using
circlip pliers
VW 161 A
.
Triple roller joint
Allocation
Electronic Parts Catalogue
For right drive shaft.
Support bearing
For right drive shaft.
Removing and installing
Chapter
.
Sleeve
For right drive shaft.
Protective cap
For right drive shaft.
Inner triple roller joint AAR 3700i + AAR 4100i
For left drive shaft.
Renew only as complete unit
For right drive shaft on vehicles with four-wheel drive
Dismantling and assembling triple roller joint AAR 3700i + AAR 4100i for drive shaft
Chapter
Distinguishing features of triple roller joints AAR 3700i + AAR 4100i
Bolt
20 Nm +90°
For right drive shaft.
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The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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