Drive Shaft, Repairing; Drive Shaft, Removing And Installing - Volkswagen PASSAT Repair Manual

Front Wheel Suspension, Shafts and Axle
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Drive shaft, repairing

Drive shafts on vehicles with Plus suspension
have shorter and finer splines on the outer joint.
The wheel bearing is secured by a 12-point nut.
The splines of the outer joint and the hub on Plus
suspensions are secured with locking fluid D 185
400 A2.

Drive shaft, removing and installing

Vehicles with Base suspension
Vehicles with Plus suspension
Note:
Grease quantity:
- - Outer constant velocity joint 100 g of G-6.3
grease
- - Inner constant velocity joint 110 g of G-6.3
grease
Greasing outer joint: press half of the grease
into the joint, and the other half evenly into the
boot.
Greasing inner joint: press half of the grease
into the inner joint from both sides, the other
half evenly into the boot.
When replacing the boot grease joint as
required.
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