Servicing rear drive shaft — VW

Special tools and workshop equipment required

VW 401 Press plate
VW 402 Press plate
VW 407 Press tool
VW 408 A Press tool
VW 522 Support sleeve
40-204 A Tensioner

Special tools and workshop equipment required

V.A.G 1682 Pliers

V.A.G 1331 Torque wrench

The rear drive shaft is only to be greased with grease G 052 738 A2 for constant velocity joint.
Greasing inner joint: press half of the grease into the inner joint from both sides, the other half evenly into the bellows.
When renewing the bellows, regrease joint if required.

Packing inner constant velocity joint with grease:

Total amount of grease: 90 g

Hexagon bolt
150 Nm and turn 90° further
The vehicle must be standing on the ground when loosening/tightening
Renew each time after removing

Drive shaft with outerconstant velocity joint
Servicing outer joint is not possible
Replace complete if damaged

Multi-point socket head bolt, 40 Nm
Backing plate
Hose clip
Renew
Tensioning => Fig.
3

Bellows for innerconstant velocity joint
Check for tears and chafing, renew if necessary
Drive off with a drift
Adhesive surface must be free of oil and grease!
Before fitting on constant velocity joint, coat sealing surface with D-3

Inner constant velocity joint
Only renew complete
Pressing off => Fig.
1
Checking => Page
40-83
Pressing on => Fig.
2
Adhesive surface must be free of oil and grease!
Greasing => Notes Page
42-49

Gasket
Renewing. Pull off protective foil and stick onto joint.

Circlip
Renew
Remove and install with long nosed pliers

Fig.1
Pressing off inner constant velocity joint

First drive bellows off with drift
Support ball hub

First remove circlip with long nosed pliers.

Fig.2
Pressing on inner constant velocity joint

Press on joint up to stop.
Insert circlip.

Fig.3
Tensioning small hose clamp on outer joint

Due to the hard material of the joint bellows (compared to rubber) and, therefore the necessary stainless steel hose clamp, it is only possible to tension the hose clamp with pliers V.A.G 1682.
Tightening torque: 25 Nm.
Use torque wrench -C- with 5...50 Nm range (e.g. V.A.G 1331).
Ensure that the spindle thread -A- is not tight. If necessary lubricate with MOS 2 grease
If the thread is tight e.g. dirty, the required tensioning force for the hose clamp will not be achieved in spite of correct tightening torque settings.