- viewing hole or flyover;
- new hub nut;
- retaining ring of the inner joint shank.
Removing
1. We prepare the car for work (see "Preparing the car for maintenance and repair").
2. Remove the engine mudguard (see "Mudguard of the engine - removal and installation").
3. Drain the oil from the gearbox (see "Gearbox - oil change").
4. Remove the decorative wheel cap, remove the hub cap and loosen the hub nut (see "Front wheel bearing - replacement").
5. Loosen the wheel bolts (see "Wheel - replacement").
6. Install the car on a secure stand and remove the front wheel (see "Wheel - replacement").
7. We loosen the tightening of the three self-locking nuts securing the upper support of the suspension strut and unscrew the nuts a few turns (see "Front suspension strut - removal and installation").
8. socket wrench by 17 mm unscrew the two bolts securing the ball joint to the steering knuckle (see "Rack ball joint - removal and installation").
9. socket wrench by 30 mm unscrew the wheel hub nut.
10. If necessary, use a universal three-jaw puller to press the splined tip of the outer hinge out of the hub (see "Front wheel bearing - replacement").
Comment. When removing the left drive, turn the steering wheel all the way to the right; when removing the right drive, turn the steering wheel all the way to the left.
11. Remove the brake hose from the bracket on the suspension strut. Carefully, avoiding strong tension on the brake hose, we pull the lower part of the strut outward, remove the splined shank of the outer hinge from the hub and carefully lower the drive onto the transverse suspension arm.
12. Using the mounting spatula as a lever (resting its end against the end of the body of the internal hinge) we shift the hinge to the outside, removing the inner retaining ring of the hinge spline connection from the groove.
13. Supporting the inner hinge, carefully (being careful not to damage the gearbox oil seal with the splines of the hinge shank) remove the hinge from the gearbox and remove the drive assembly from the car.
Installation
1. Replace the retaining ring of the splined shank of the inner joint with a new one.
2. Apply grease to the splined and smooth surfaces of the shank.
3. Carefully insert the shank into the stuffing box, being careful not to damage the working edge of the stuffing box with the splines of the shaft. At the same time, we direct the retaining ring with the gap up.
4. Vigorously insert the drive into the gearbox and be sure to make sure that the retaining ring of the inner joint shank is securely fixed and the drive does not move out of the gearbox housing.
5. We carry out further work in the reverse order.
Warning! When assembling, install a new hub nut.