Note: The inner joints of the front wheel drives are different in design, so the left and right drives are partially removed using different techniques, described separately for each drive.
You will need: all tools to remove the engine crankcase protection (see "Removal and installation of mudguards and engine crankcase protection"), disconnecting the ball joint from the steering knuckle (see "Replacing the front suspension arm"), steering rod from the steering arm (see "Replacing the outer tie rod end"), to unscrew the nut of the upper shock absorber strut mount (see "Removing and installing the shock absorber strut"), as well as socket heads "13" and "30", a key for wheel bolts.
For removal left front wheel drive do the following.
1. Remove the engine crankcase guard (see "Removal and installation of mudguards and engine crankcase protection").
2. Drain the oil from the gearbox (see "Checking the level and topping up the oil in the gearbox").
3. Remove the decorative cap of the left front wheel (see "Wheel change").
4. Loosen the hub nut and wheel mounting bolts.
Attention! When unscrewing the hub nut, the car must be on the ground! Loosen and tighten the wheel mounting bolts only on the car standing on the ground.
5. Apply the parking brake, place chocks under the rear wheels and lift the front of the car using reliable supports. Remove the front wheel.
Note: If your vehicle has an anti-lock brake system (ABS), disconnect the wire harness connector from the wheel speed sensor.
6. Disconnect the left steering rod from the steering arm (see "Replacing the outer tie rod end").
7. Loosen the shock absorber strut mounting nut (see "Removing and installing the shock absorber strut") and unscrew the nut to the end of the thread, but do not remove it.
8. Disconnect the ball joint from the steering knuckle by pressing the lower arm down and overcoming the elastic resistance of the anti-roll bar (see "Replacing the front suspension arm").
9. Move the shock absorber strut slightly to the side, while simultaneously removing the outer constant velocity joint tailpiece from the hub.
Note: If you cannot remove the joint tail by hand, knock it out of the hub with light hammer blows through a spacer made of soft metal or wood.
Caution! Make sure that the drive shaft does not come out of the axle gear, this may cause the hinge rollers to fall into the gearbox housing.
10. Remove the three bolts securing the inner drive joint boot holder to the gearbox housing...
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11. ... remove the inner joint from the slots of the axle gear and remove the drive
Attention! When removing the joint from the axle gear, check with your hand how tightly the rollers fit on the journals of the three-pin joint hub. If they fit loosely, remove the drive carefully so as not to drop the rollers into the gearbox housing. Be careful when reinstalling the drive.
12. Install the left front wheel drive and all removed parts in the reverse order of removal.
13. After installing all the parts, fill the gearbox with oil (see "Checking the level and adding oil to the gearbox").
14. Install the wheel and tighten the wheel mounting bolts until they stop, without tightening them completely.
15. Place the vehicle on its wheels, removing it from the supports, and tighten the hub nut.
Attention! The hub nut must be finally tightened with the vehicle standing on the ground; the tightening torque of the nut is 280 N·m (28 kgf·m). It is strictly forbidden to move the vehicle with the hub nut loose to avoid damaging the hub bearing separator. Do not reuse hub nuts.
16. Tighten the wheel mounting bolts (see "Wheel change").
17. Install the decorative wheel cover (see "Wheel change").
For removal right front wheel drive do the following.
1. Perform on the right side of the vehicle operations 1–9 that were performed on the left side to remove the left front wheel drive (see above).
2. Slide the inner joint housing off the splined tailpiece of the axle gear and remove the right front wheel drive from the vehicle.
3. Install the right front wheel drive and all removed parts in the reverse order of removal.
Note: Before installing the drive, apply MOLYKOTE BR2 grease to the splines of the axle gear shank.
4. After installing all parts, fill the gearbox with oil (see "Checking the level and adding oil to the gearbox").
5. Install the wheel and tighten the wheel mounting bolts until they stop, without tightening them completely.
6. Place the vehicle on its wheels, removing it from the supports, and tighten the hub nut.
Attention! The hub nut must be finally tightened with the vehicle standing on the ground; the tightening torque of the nut is 280 N·m (28 kgf·m). It is strictly forbidden to move the vehicle with the hub nut loose to avoid damaging the hub bearing separator. Do not reuse hub nuts.