Removing and installing drive shafts: VW Polo 9N
Step-by-step removing and installing drive shafts for the VW Polo 9N: 17 steps, 1 torque figure. What to remove, what to tighten and to how many Nm, what.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Polo 9N (2001–2009)
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- Mark positions of bolts securing swivel joint to suspension link.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 10 Nm (7.4 lb-ft) | Place inner joint of drive shaft in position and tighten bolts diagonally |
ℹ️ Always cross-check the exact figure against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening — a wrong torque can damage the engine. These values are extracted from workshop data and may not cover every variant or revision.
📋 Procedure
- Lift vehicle far enough to relieve load on front wheels.
- Loosen 12-point nut using 36 mm socket T10125.
- Unbolt drive shaft from gearbox flange shaft.
- Remove wheel.
- Mark positions of bolts securing swivel joint to suspension link.
- Remove bolts (arrows).
- Pull wheel bearing housing with swivel joint out of suspension link.
- Pivot suspension strut outwards and hold in place with a wooden block or similar (1); at the same time pull drive shaft out of wheel bearing.
- Remove any locking fluid residue from the teeth/splines on the drive shaft/wheel hub and from the thread of the drive shaft.
- Apply locking fluid D 185 400 A2 to the teeth/splines (1) (bead diameter 2mm) and the thread (2) (all around) as shown in the picture.
- Insert drive shaft.
- Guide outer joint into wheel hub splines as far as possible.
- Secure swivel joint to suspension link (bolts on old marks).
- Place inner joint of drive shaft in position and tighten bolts diagonally to 10 Nm. — 10 Nm (7.4 lb-ft)
- Tighten multi-point socket head bolts to prescribed torque, using diagonal sequence.
- Install wheel and tighten bolts or nuts .
- Tighten 12-point nut using 36 mm socket T10125.
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Who makes these pages, and how
TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
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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