Examination
1. Apply the handbrake, then raise the front of the vehicle and support it on stands.
2. Check the condition of the rubber flexible coupling connecting the front of the propeller shaft to the gearbox output flange for wear, damage, cracks and aging. If necessary, replace the rubber flexible coupling.
Replacement
Attention! When replacing the rubber flexible coupling of the cardan shaft, it is necessary to use new coupling fastening nuts.
1. Remove the cardan shaft.
Front clutch
The location of the protrusion of the damper of torsional vibrations on models where the axis of the mounting bolts is offset by 40 mm from the axis of the cardan shaft
Alignment of the arrow with the protrusion on the flange on models where the axis of the bolt is offset by 45 mm or more, relative to the axis of the cardan shaft
2. Put alignment marks on the clutch and the propeller shaft vibration damper.
3. Unscrew the nuts, remove the bolts and remove the coupling from the cardan shaft. Check the condition of the vibration damper and replace it if necessary.
4. Install the vibration damper on the propeller shaft in accordance with the marks made before removal. On models where the axis of the mounting bolts is offset from the axis of the cardan shaft by 40 mm, install the torsional vibration damper as shown in the figure. On models where the axis for the mounting bolts is offset from the axis of the crankshaft by 45 mm or more, install the vibration damper so that the arrow is aligned with the protrusion on the flange (see fig. Alignment of the arrow with the protrusion on the flange on models where the axis of the bolt is offset by 45 mm or more, relative to the axis of the cardan shaft).
5. Install a new rubber sleeve on the driveshaft with the printed side facing the driveshaft. Insert the coupling bolts, screw the nuts onto them and tighten them to the required torque.
6. Install the cardan shaft.
Rear clutch
2. Unscrew the nuts, then remove the bolts and remove the flexible coupling from the cardan shaft.
3. Install a new flexible coupling on the cardan shaft, insert the mounting bolts and screw new nuts onto them and tighten them to the required torque.
4. Install the cardan shaft.