Golf Mk5
| Assembly overview - propshaft |
| 1 - | Gearbox with bevel box |
| 2 - | 12-point flange bolt, 50 Nm and turn 90° further |
| q | Always renew |
| 3 - | Flexible coupling with heat shield |
| q | Installation position: open side of heat shield faces gearbox |
| 4 - | 12-point flange bolt, 60 Nm |
| q | Allocation → Fig. |
| 5 - | Front propshaft tube |
| q | Do not damage centring sleeve or seal inside flange when removing and installing. |
| 6 - | Socket head bolt, 40 Nm |
| 7 - | Locking plate |
| 8 - | Clamp |
| q | Tightening → Fig. |
| 9 - | Constant velocity joint boot |
| q | Drive off with a drift before pressing off constant velocity joint |
| q | Check for damage |
| 10 - | Dished washer |
| q | Inner circumference serrated. |
| q | Installation position: Large diameter lies against constant velocity joint. |
| 11 - | Seal |
| q | Renewing: pull off protective foil and stick onto joint |
| 12 - | Constant velocity joint |
| q | Pressing off → Fig. |
| q | Pressing on → Fig. |
| q | Filling with grease: press 25 g grease -G6.3- into joint from each side (50 g total). Add grease if necessary when renewing joint boot. |
| 13 - | Retaining ring |
| q | Renew |
| q | Remove and install with circlip pliers -VW 161A- |
| 14 - | Hexagon bolt, 45 Nm |
| 15 - | Washer |
| q | Always renew |
| 16 - | Flange |
| q | Pulling off → Fig. |
| q | Pulling on → Fig. |
| 17 - | Intermediate bearing |
| q | Pulling off → Fig. |
| q | Installation position → Fig. |
| q | Driving on → Fig. |
| 18 - | Bolt, 25 Nm |
| q | Also secures heat shield to body |
| 19 - | Rear propshaft tube |
| q | Do not damage centring sleeve or seal inside flange when removing and installing. |
| q | Secure in a vice to loosen and tighten threaded connections → Fig. |
| 20 - | 12-point flange bolt, 60 Nm |
| q | Allocation → Fig. |
| 21 - | Balancing nut |
| q | Not fitted on all propshafts. |
| q | If flange bolt → Item is loosened, balancing nut and balancing washer → Item must not be reinstalled. |
| 22 - | Balancing washer |
| q | Not fitted on all propshafts. |
| q | If flange bolt → Item is loosened, balancing nut and balancing washer → Item must not be reinstalled. |
| 23 - | Hexagon flange bolt, 50 Nm and turn 90° further |
| q | Always renew |
| 24 - | Flexible coupling with vibration damper |
| q | Installation position → Fig. |
| 25 - | Rear final drive |
