Audi Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Assembling triple roller joint AAR 2600 i or 3300 i

Assembly –  Push new joint boot onto drive shaft. –  Press circlip -1- on as far as centre of splines. –  Use the special tools shown in the illustration. Depending on drive shaft version, assembly tool -T10065/3- must be used instead of assembly tool -T10065/2-. Pressing triple roller spider onto drive shaft Chamfer on spider faces towards drive shaft and is used as an assembly aid.

–  Grease splines -A- on drive shaft lightly with grease used in joint before fitting joint or triple roller spider onto drive shaft. –  Fit triple roller spider onto shaft according to markings and drive home onto stop.

This illustration applies only to drive shafts with a taper at the inside end -arrow-. –  Use the special tools shown in the illustration. Special tool -T10065/2- must not come into contact with joint rollers.

This illustration applies only to drive shafts with a cylindrical shape at the inside end -arrow-. –  Use the special tools shown in the illustration. Special tool -T10065/3- must not come into contact with joint rollers. –  Press triple roller spider onto drive shaft. –  Circlip must engage audibly. Triple roller spider must lie directly against circlip (zero gap).

–  Fit circlip. 1 -  Pliers (commercial type) –  Press 70 g of drive shaft grease from repair kit into rear of triple roller joint. –  Lightly grease rollers. Make sure rollers are aligned straight.

–  Press joint body over triple roller spider using a plastic hammer. The illustration shows removal and assembly tool -T40018- for drive shaft AAR 3300 i. –  Pack remaining quantity of grease into boot. –  Make sure boot is properly seated on joint body. –  Boot must rest in groove and on contour of joint body.

–  Position joint body in central position. See min/max positions in illustration.   Note Use screwdriver or similar to vent air into boot while bringing joint body into centre position. -arrow-

–  Fit hose clip.   Note To facilitate fitting of multi-point socket-head bolts when installing drive shaft, lug -2- on hose clip must be positioned between mounting flanges -1- on joint body.

–  Tighten small hose clip with hose clip pliers -V.A.G 1275-.