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The right inner driver usually goes out first, because it's close to the exhaust and the heat causes the grease to leak out of the boot. Or the boot is torn due to heat, you can imagine something. If you want to replace the inner driver, you'll need a driver, a new boot probably and maybe a new tripod bearing. Or a whole driveshaft, just depends on your possibilities and finances.
It can also happen the tripod bearing is broken, but that's usually caused by play in the driver.
The procedure is about as follows: with the wheel on the ground you break the axle nut loose. Then you support the upper a-arm with spacers (a piece of wood or old brake pads where the a-arm passes into the body of the car, there is about an inch under the arm to put the spacer). You jack up the car and the wheel goes up and the supported a-arm takes the power of the spring off the wheel hub. You can then remove the wheel and take off the lower ball joint. I find it easier to take the whole wheel hub off. That means taking off the brake caliper (two 19 mm bolts, use a good six-sided socket and a large bar) , detaching the balljoints from the a-arms, and the tie rod end from the steering arm. This sounds like a lot of work, but it really isn't. if you have good tools and are well prepared.
Well, if you're this far, you'll have a loose driveshaft, the only thing keeping it in the inner driver is a hose clamp. Also, you'll have plenty of space to work in. So, you take out the driveshaft. And probably have bearing needles all over the floor. That's why you need to have a new tripod bearing -or a whole new driveshaft- ready.
By this time you're ready to exchange the inner drive, if necessary. This also requires draining the trans. So you do that and you go back to the driver. It is attached to the final drive with six bolts.
Now comes something important: if you take the driver off, you'll find some shims between the driver and the trans. These are very important shims! They are there to adjust the pressure on the pinion bearing. They are absolutely vital to the trans. They have to go back where they belong.
Allright. So you exchange the driver. You put in a new driveshaft, or restore the old one with a new tripod bearing. You can remove the old one with a puller and hammer the new one on. Then you reinstall the rest, fill up the trans and you're ready to go.
You can also have this done. I did that the last time, because of cold and rain and paid 350 euro for the operation. That's a fair price, as your parts can easily run up to 200 euro, or dollars.
Okay guys, if I forgot something, correct me!
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