Volkswagen 2004 Golf Workshop Manual page 99

– Remove wheel.
– Remove lower noise insulation ⇒ 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 boot is 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 diagonally to the speci‐
fied torque.
– Install lower noise insulation. ⇒ Rep. Gr. 50 ; Assembly over‐
view - noise insulation .
– Tighten drive shaft bolt at wheel hub:
♦ Hexagon bolt ⇒ page 77
♦ Twelve-point bolt ⇒ page 78
Note
During this step, vehicle must not be standing on its wheels or
wheel bearing will be damaged.
– Install wheel and tighten
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
⇒ page 288 .
Golf 2004 ➤ , Golf Plus 2005 ➤
Running gear, axles, steering - Edition 08.2009
Specified torque
200 Nm +180°
6. Removing and installing drive shafts
60 Nm
100 Nm
70 Nm + 90°
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