Removing
1 Install special supports or wooden decks under the front suspension (see illustration 2.6 in Section 7). Remove the shock bolt nut and cover the anti-roll bar to provide more space for installing wooden decks.
2. Place the front of the vehicle on a jack and remove the wheel on the appropriate side.
3. Remove the drive shaft nut and washer. To do this, block the wheel hub. Best of all, take a plate that bolts the wheels, and place its end on the ground (see illustration).
2.3 Locking the wheel hub with a special tool. Such a device can be easily made independently
4. Turn away a support of the disk brake mechanism and attach it by means of a wire to a suspension bracket of forward wheels. Never let the caliper hang on the disc brake hose.
5. Remove the nuts of the tie rod joint and the suspension joint and wring out the hinges from the steering knuckle lever and, accordingly, the steering knuckle with a suitable puller. Both hinges are then temporarily reinstalled.
6. To disengage the drive shaft, knock out the pin from the drive shaft and differential driven wheel with a suitable diameter punch (see illustration). To do this, turn the drive shaft to the indicated position.
2.6 Drive the locking pin out of the drive shaft connection
7. Remove the drive shaft from the wheel hub. Now remove both hinges and pull outward and then press down the steering knuckle (see illustration 2.11 in Section 7) until the drive shaft splines disengage from the gearbox.
8. A puller is required to remove the wheel hub from the drive shaft. Screw the puller into the wheel bolt and press the middle bolt against the shaft. Both joints need to be installed again to guide the shaft ends. At the same time, adjust the position of the shaft well. Finally, remove the hinges and pull out the shaft.
Installation
9. Install the drive shaft in the reverse order, paying attention to the points below.
10. Lubricate the gears of the gearbox shaft with graphite grease.
11. Drive in new locking pins holding the shaft in the gear. Seal the ends of the pins with sealant.
12. New shafts are sold with protective bags for the hinge covers and installation instructions that must be followed. The bags should remain on the rubber boots until the drive shaft is installed again. When removing the bags, be careful not to damage the cover.
13. Align the driveshaft and gear holes and slide the shaft in.
14. Punch new spring pin (see illustration 2.26 in Section 7). Lubricate both ends of the pin with sealant.
15. Lubricate the gear end of the shaft with sealant and slide the shaft into the gearing in the inside of the wheel hub until the end of the threaded shaft appears on the other side of the hub so that the nut and washer fit on it. If there is enough thread, screw on the nut and tighten. Then remove the nut again and install a washer under it.
16. Lift the steering knuckle up and install the suspension arm joint, as well as the tie rod joint. Tighten the new nut in the suspension arm joint to 65 Nm, and in the tie rod joint to 40 Nm.
17. Lubricate the disc brake caliper bolts with sealant and tighten to 35 Nm.
18. Lower the car on wheels. Tighten the drive shaft nuts to 250 Nm, wheels 90 Nm (four bolts) or 100 Nm (five bolts).
19. Remove the protective paper bags from the cases. To do this, hold the cover with one hand and remove the cover with the other (see illustration). Do not use a screwdriver or any sharp objects for this.
2.19 Remove protective bags
20. Check the transmission oil level if the left drive shaft was removed and installed.