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Volkswagen Golf Mk7 Service & Repair Manual: Assembly overview - drive shaft, constant velocity joint VL107

This assembly overview covers the Volkswagen Golf Mk7 drive shaft with VL107 outer CV joint — a bolt always renewed and torqued to 200 Nm plus 180°, with the CV joint threads cleaned using a thread tap before fitting.

Assembly overview - drive shaft, constant velocity joint VL107

1 -  Bolt
Renew after removing
Loosening and tightening → Chapter
Before fitting, clean the threads in the CV joint using a thread tap.
200 Nm +180°
2 -  Outer constant velocity joint
Renew only as complete unit
Removing → Anchor.
Installing: drive onto shaft to stop using plastic hammer
Checking → Chapter
3 -  Retaining ring
Renew after removing
Insert in groove in shaft
4 -  Clamp
Renew after removing
Tightening → Fig.
5 -  Boot
Check for splits and chafing
Material: Hytrel (polyester elastomer)
6 -  Clamp
Renew after removing
Tightening → Fig.
7 -  Drive shaft
8 -  Clamp
Renew after removing
Tightening → Fig.
9 -  Boot for constant velocity joint
Material: Hytrel (polyester elastomer)
Without breather hole
Check for splits and chafing
Drive off constant velocity joint with a drift
Coat sealing surface of constant velocity joint with -D 454 300 A2- before installing.
10 -  Clamp
Renew after removing
Tightening → Fig.
11 -  Locking plate
12 -  Cap
Drive off carefully with drift
Coat sealing surface of constant velocity joint with -D 454 300 A2- before installing.
Adhesive surface must be free of oil and grease!
13 -  Inner constant velocity joint
Renew only as complete unit
Pressing off → Fig.
Pressing on → Fig.
Checking → Chapter
14 -  Retaining ring
Remove and install with circlip pliers -VW 161 A-.
15 -  Cover
Renew after removing
Always renew
Pressing off → Fig.
16 -  Multi-point socket head bolt
Renew after removing
M10 x 52
Initially tighten diagonally to 10 Nm and then tighten diagonally to specified torque.
70 Nm

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    Assembly overview - drive shaft, constant velocity joint VL107 — Volkswagen Golf Mk7

    What does the Golf Mk7 VL107 CV joint assembly show?
    Similar to VL100 but larger — used on higher-torque engine variants. Same boot/clamp/grease layout.
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