Table of contents: Tightening torques 🠇 4x4 all-wheel drive vehicles 🠇 Lubrication 🠇 Drive shaft 🠇 Tightening moments 🠇
The transmission of traction to the wheels is provided by two drive shafts of different lengths. Each shaft has two joints. A three-arm joint JB 2 is installed on the gearbox side, and a ball joint is installed on the wheel side.
Tightening torques
| Wheel hub nut | 265 Nm |
| Bearing bolt of intermediate bearing housing | 17.5 Nm |
| Suspension ball joint nut | 30 Nm |
| Wheel bolts | 85 Nm |
4x4 all-wheel drive vehicles
Drive axle with electromagnetic lock.
Type: RS7.
Lubrication
| Amount of oil | 1.6 dm³ |
| Recommended type | Esso Gear Oil BT 80W/90 or Shell Gear TT 80W/90 |
| Replacement frequency | after 1500 – 2000 km, and then every 20,000 km |
Drive shaft
The drive shaft consists of two shafts, cross-joints at the ends and a hinge in the middle.
Brand: Glaenzer.
Caution! Only the intermediate bearing may be replaced. The alignment of the front and rear shaft axes must be observed when marking them before disassembly.
Each drive shaft has two identical joints on the right and left sides.
Wheel side joint: Rzeppa type with 16 mm balls.
Tightening moments
| Fastening the hub to the lever | 60 Nm |
| Drive shaft flange bolts on front and rear connectors | 20 Nm |
| Fastening the bearing flange to the body | 20 Nm |
| Front Drive Axle Bracket | 50 Nm |
| Rear Drive Axle Bracket | 45 Nm |