After a thorough washing of the driveline, marks are applied (paint or core) on parts to be separated in order to connect them during assembly in the same position and keep the balance of the shafts unchanged. Install the front propeller shaft in a vise and remove the needle bearing retaining rings with round-nose pliers. Then the bearing housings are pressed out of the universal joint forks using a clamp 67.7823.9522 or a punch with a hammer. Unscrew the nut securing the universal joint yoke to the front shaft and remove the yoke with a puller A.40005/1/5. Under pressure 3 with backing half rings 4 (pic. 77) remove the intermediate support 1 from the front shaft 2 complete with bearing and dust deflector.
To disassemble the intermediate support, the retaining ring is removed, then the bearing is pressed out of the support with the puller A.40005/2/4/11. Then the rear shaft is disassembled using the same techniques.