We mark the location of the coupling relative to the flange,..
…as well as the number and location of the balancing washers in relation to the coupling.
Holding the bolts from turning with a wrench «at 19», with a head of the same dimension, unscrew the three nuts.
Separate the coupling and flange.
Turning the hinge, we take out the bolts from the holes of the flange of the elastic coupling.
Using a screwdriver, remove the plastic cap.
Squeezing the clamp with sliding pliers, remove it.
We move the plastic casing with a screwdriver..
... and remove the rubber protective cover from the body of the constant velocity joint.
We place the hinge body on the open vise jaws and, striking through a soft metal drift on the end face of the flexible coupling flange, knock out the flange.
Separate the hinge and flange.
We pull the plastic casing from the rubber boot.
Removing the rubber boot..
... we squeeze the clamp with sliding pliers and remove it.
Remove the rubber protective cover.
Prying off with a screwdriver, remove the hinge retaining ring.
Disassembly and assessment of the condition of the hinge parts are similar to the corresponding operations described in the chapterFront wheel drives.
We assemble the intermediate shaft in the reverse order. We put 20 cm into the moved or new hinge3 SHRUS-4 lubricants. Before connecting the hinge to the flange of the elastic coupling, we install a small collar of the rubber protective cover.
We press the hinge onto the flange, striking through the pipe section along the hinge cage.
Before installing the rubber coupling, we crimp it with a clamp.
We locate the used coupling according to the marks relative to the flange. We place the previous balancing washers according to the marks relative to the coupling. When installing a new coupling, the shaft assembly may need to be balanced.