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Leon Mk2

Removal:
Removal:
   
–  Swing ball hub and ball cage.
–  Push out joint body in direction of arrow.
–  Press balls out of cage.
  Note
Ball hub and joint body are paired. Do not interchange them.
  V40-0009
–  Tip ball hub out of ball cage via ball track -arrows-.
–  Check the cage casing, the ball hub, the ball cage and the balls, searching for pitting and tracks.
Excessive backlash in the joint will cause knocking or jolts under load change. In this case the joint must be replaced. Smoothing and traces of wear of the balls are no reason to renew the joint.
  V40-0010

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