Removing and installing drives shaft with constant velocity joint — VW
Removing and installing drives shaft with constant velocity joint on VW: 14 steps, 1 torque figure, engines CLPA, CLSA.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform code 6S1
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- Deflector ring (1) must align with contact surface of outer joint (arrow).
🔩 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 take weight off front axle.
- Unscrew 12-point nut from drive shaft with 36 mm socket T10125.
- Unbolt drive shaft from gearbox flange shaft.
- Remove wheel.
- Remove nuts (arrows).
- Pull swivel joint out of suspension link.
- Pivot suspension strut outwards and support with e.g. a wooden block (1); at the same time pull drive shaft out of wheel bearing and remove outwards.
- Insert drive shaft. [Note: Deflector ring (1) must align with contact surface of outer joint (arrow).]
- Guide outer joint into wheel hub splines as far as possible.
- Bolt swivel joint to suspension link with new nuts (arrows).
- 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 diagonally to the specified torque.
- Install wheel and tighten bolts or nuts .
- Tighten 12-point drive shaft nut with 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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