Passat Syncro Wagon V6-2771cc 2.8L DOHC (AHA) (1998)
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Hold joint housing and take drive axle out of vise.
CAUTION: Do not let the rollers slide off the triple-rotor star and fall to the floor.
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Hold drive axle and joint in horizontal position and slowly slide joint back.
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Mark installation position of rollers -1- to triple-rotor star -2- using a felt-tinged marker.
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Insert drive axle in vise.
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Remove rollers -1- and place on clean surface.
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Remove circlip.
1. Pliers (commercially available)
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Insert drive axle in press.
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Press triple-rotor star off drive axle.
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Clean shaft and triple-rotor joint housing.
Assembling
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Slide small diameter boot clamp onto shaft.
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Slide triple-rotor joint boot onto shaft.
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Slide triple-rotor joint housing onto shaft.
Assembling triple-rotor star
Note: The chamfer (arrow) on the star goes onto the axle shaft splines first.