Volkswagen Jetta 2005 Workshop Manual page 92

Golf Variant 2007 ➤ , Jetta 2005 ➤
Running gear, axles, steering - Edition 07.2010
– Remove wheel.
– Remove lower noise insulation ⇒ General body repairs, ex‐
terior; Rep. gr. 50 ; Assembly overview - noise insulation .
– Unbolt drive shaft from gearbox flange shaft.
– Remove nuts -arrows-.
– Pull wheel bearing housing with swivel joint out of suspension
link.
– Pull drive shaft out of wheel hub.
Installing
Remove any paint residue and/or corrosion on thread and splines
of outer joint.
– Insert drive shaft.
– Guide outer joint into wheel hub splines as far as possible.
– Bolt swivel joint to suspension link -arrows-.
Note
Ensure that bellows are not damaged or twisted.
– Place inner joint of drive shaft in position and tighten bolts di‐
agonally to 10 Nm.
– Tighten multi-point socket head bolts to prescribed torque, us‐
ing diagonal sequence.
– Install lower noise insulation. ⇒ General body repairs, exterior;
Rep. gr. 50 ; Overview - noise insulation .
– Tighten drive shaft bolt at wheel hub:
♦ Hexagon bolt ⇒ page 70
♦ Twelve-point bolt ⇒ page 71
Note
During this step, vehicle must not be standing on its wheels or
wheel bearing will be damaged.
– Install wheel and tighten bolts or nuts
Specified torques
Component
Swivel joint to cast steel suspension link
♦ Use new nuts
Swivel joint to sheet steel or forged aluminium suspension
link
♦ Use new nuts
Drive shaft to wheel hub „hexagon bolt"
♦ Use new bolt
Drive shaft to wheel hub „12-point bolt"
♦ Use new bolt
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Rep. gr.40 - Front suspension
⇒ page 241 .
Specified torque
60 Nm
100 Nm
200 Nm + 180°
70 Nm + 90°