Features of the front wheel drive device

The front drive wheels are driven by two shafts. Each shaft has two Rzeppa CV joints. one of which is sliding, and anti-vibration weight. Since August 1989, instead of a two-piece weight, a one-piece anti-vibration weight has been installed (pic. 4-79).



Distance between the outer edge of the load and the outer mating surface of the outer hinge, mm:

• on the right wheel drive shaft: 521.0;
• on the left wheel drive shaft: 264.5.

On cars «Passat» release 1995-96 with 4-cylinder engines and a hydromechanical gearbox, roller joints of equal angular speeds are used in the drive of the front wheels, in which instead of six balls, three rollers are installed in the holder, placed at 120°around the circumference (pic. 4-80). Hinges of this type are repairable.