Front Final Drive Cover O-Ring, Removing And Installing

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NOTE:

Clean working conditions for the automatic transmission, refer to GUIDELINES FOR CLEAN WORKING CONDITIONS .

General repair instructions, GENERAL REPAIR INFORMATION .

Special tools and workshop equipment required

Used Oil Collection and Extraction Unit SMN372500

Procedure

-- Place the Used Oil Collection and Extraction Unit SMN372500 under the transmission.

-- Remove the right flange shaft, refer to RIGHT FLANGE SHAFT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the front final drive cover bolts in the sequence opposite the tightening sequence illustrated and remove the cover together with the tapered roller bearing outer race and shim.

Fig 1: Front Final Drive Cover - Tightening Sequence

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NOTE:

The shim must be the correct size and must not be replaced by a shim with a different thickness.

-- Replace the O-ring -arrow-.

Fig 2: Differential Cover O-Ring

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-- Insert the differential into the transmission housing.

If the tapered roller bearing outer race and the shim have fallen out of the front final drive cover:

-- Lubricate the shim and tapered roller bearing outer race with gear oil and insert them into the front final drive cover as far as the stop.

-- Tighten the front final drive cover bolts, -- Tighten the bolts to 23 Nm in the following sequence: -1 through 11-.

Fig 3: Front Final Drive Cover - Tightening Sequence

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-- Install the right flange shaft, refer to RIGHT FLANGE SHAFT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Add axle oil to the transmission after repair, refer to GEAR OIL, DRAINING AND FILLING, FRONT FINAL DRIVE .