Contents: Removal ⤓ Installation ⤓
Removal
1. Without jacking up the vehicle, remove the cotter pins and loosen the hub nuts of the front wheels.
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2. Jack up the car and place it on supports.
3. On models equipped with ABS, remove the front wheel sensors.
4. On models equipped with Active-ECS, loosen the nut on the nipple securing the air line to the top of the strut. Remove and discard the sealing ring. Loosen the mounting bolts and remove the actuator from the top of the strut. Disconnect the wiring to the actuator.
5. Release the ball joints of the lower suspension arms and the steering rod ends from the steering knuckles.
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6. Loosen the hub nuts and remove the washers.
7. When removing the two-section left drive shaft assembly, unscrew the bolts securing the central support bearing and remove the washers placed under their heads. Using a puller installed on the outside of the hub assembly, squeeze the drive shaft journal out of the latter (at the final stage, the journal is knocked out with a hammer. Knocking out the shaft assembly from the transmission differential is done with a soft-faced hammer.
8. The single-section right drive shaft assembly is released from the transmission by prying it up with a crowbar.
Attempts to pull the shaft out of the differential are fraught with failure of the inner CV joint!
Installation
1. Replace the retaining rings installed on the inner journals of the drive shafts.
2. Insert the shafts into the transmission, making sure that the journals are seated completely.
3. Pull the rack assembly outward and insert the outer journal of the corresponding drive shaft into the hub.
4. Screw in the central bearing bracket bolts and tighten them to the required torque (45 Nm).
5. Place the washer on the shaft journal (with the chamfered side facing outward). Screw on the hub nut, but do not tighten it completely yet.
5. Place the ball joint into the steering knuckle assembly. Tighten the ball joint crown nut to the required torque (60÷72 Nm) and secure it with a new cotter pin.
6. Also place the steering rod end into the steering knuckle assembly, and the crown nut of the ball joint pin is tightened with a force of 29 Nm and is also secured with a new cotter pin.
7. On ABS equipped models, reinstall the wheel sensors.
8. On models with active suspension (Active-ECS) restore the original air line connection (remember to replace the sealing ring) and secure the actuator to the top of the rack. Reconnect the electrical wiring.
9. Proceed in a similar manner to complete the installation of the second drive shaft.
10. Install the wheels and lower the car to the ground.
11. Tighten the hub nuts to the required torque (145÷188 Nm) and secure them with new cotter pins.