Drive Axle, Disassembling And Assembling, Triple Roller Joint AAR 3700I: Assembling

-- Slide on the small clamp with the CV boot.

-- Position the CV boot between the -arrows- on the drive axle.

-- Before installing the joint or triple roller star, the splines -arrow A- must be lightly coated with grease used in the joint.

-- Install the :40-204A  -2- as shown.

• The :40-204A  must attach to the bottom of the bead -arrow- in the drive axle.

-- Tighten the nuts -3- hand tight.

-- Insert the new circlip -1- up to the center of the splines.

-- Place the triple roller star on the shaft according to the applied mark and drive on all the way.

-- Arrange the special tools as shown.

1. :VW412 
2. :VW416B 
3. Triple Roller Star
4. :40-204A 
5. :VW402 
6. :VW401 

• The :VW416B  faces the triple roller star with the larger inner diameter.
• The :40-204A  must attach to the bottom of the bead -arrow- in the drive axle.
• The :40-204A  must not touch the rollers; move the rollers to the side if necessary.

-- Press on the triple roller star.

• The circlip must engage audibly, and the triple roller star must lie on the circlip with no gap.

-- Install the circlip with locking ring pliers -1-.

-- Press the drive axle grease from the repair kit into the rear side of the triple roller joint. Refer to Grease Quantity and Type .

-- Lightly grease the roller body.

-- Push the joint -2- over the triple roller star using a plastic mallet in direction of -arrow-. Make sure roller body does not tilt during this.

1. :T40236 

-- Push remaining amount of grease in the CV boot.

-- Make sure the CV boot is seated on the joint correctly.

• The CV boot must fit in the groove and on joint contour.

-- Mount and tighten the clamp on the triple roller joint. Refer to CLAMP ON TRIPLE ROLLER JOINT AND OUTER JOINT, TENSIONING .