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Drive shafts (1.2 TDI running gear) > < Dismantling

A2

Assembling
Assembling
–  Push joint boot onto shaft.
–  Push joint body onto shaft.
Installing triple roller spider
Chamfer on spider faces towards shaft and is used as an assembly aid.
   
–  Fit triple roller spider onto shaft according to markings and press home onto stop.
–  Install circlip (ensure proper seating).
–  Slide joint body over rollers and hold in position.
  Note!
When greasing triple roller joints, pack grease only into the joint and not into the boot.
–  Press half the specified quantity of drive shaft grease from the repair kit into the triple roller joint.
–  Press the other half of the specified quantity of drive shaft grease from the repair kit into the back of the triple roller joint.
–  Install joint boot. The bead on the joint boot must engage in the groove on the joint.
–  Now take drive shaft out of vice and clamp joint body in position in vice.
  N40-0560
–  Insert new seal -arrow- from repair kit into groove.
  N40-0234
–  Fit new cover onto joint (position tabs on straight surfaces of joint -arrow-). Holes in cover and joint must align.
  A40-0414
–  Install hose clip.
  Note!
To make it easier to insert the multi-point socket-head bolts when installing the drive shaft, the lug -arrow A- on the hose clip must be positioned between the mounting flanges -arrows B- on the joint body.
  A40-0422
–  Tighten hose clip with hose clip pliers -V.A.G 1275-.
  A40-0415

Drive shafts (1.2 TDI running gear) > < Dismantling