Cv Joint Assembly- How To

[richardsheil]

Hi,

 

I have to change the outer joint on my wife's galaxy because it is clicking like mad.

 

I have just bought a joint from the ebay seller that has been recommended here.

 

The reason I have the prob is that my mechanic put the joint together when he changed the boot and left out some parts. Nice eh?

 

I know about the circlip and the dished washer that keeps the joint in the right position and under the correct load.

 

What I don't know about is where the little plastic bevelled sleeve that comes in the pack goes?

 

Somebody else posted an exploded view of a driveshaft and this little sleeve doesn't show in that diagram.

 

And of course "assembly is not the reverse of disassembly" because the guy who did it last left parts out.

 

Thanks for the help.

 

Richard

Dublin,

Ireland

99 Tdi

[Beyond Help?]

You don't have a sleeve in the joint, I can only assume it is a packing piece.

[djx]

the sleeve is normally there to protect the rubber boot in the box, thrown away when taken out

[sepulchrave]

...or it might be for helping slide the boot onto the driveshaft if it's tapered.