Overview - Spur Gear For Bearing And Center Differential

WARNING: This page is about a different variant/trim than selected.

Fig 1: Identifying Output Shaft Overview

Courtesy of AUDI OF AMERICA, LLC

Output Shaft
Transmission Cover
Outer Race/Tapered Roller Bearing
- Removing and installing. Refer to OVERVIEW - TRANSMISSION COVER -item 5- (See illustration 72).
Inner Race/Tapered Roller Bearing
- Transmission cover side
- Removing. Refer to Figure
- Installing. Refer to Figure
Needle Bearing
- Spur gear bearing on the output shaft
Spur Gear
- Side shaft drive wheel
Inner Race/Tapered Roller Bearing
- Gear carrier side
- Removing. Refer to Figure
- Installing. Refer to Figure
Outer Race/Tapered Roller Bearing
- Removing. Refer to Figure
- Installing. Refer to Figure
Shim
- For bearing pre-load on the spur gear tapered roller bearing, refer to -item 6- "Spur Gear".
- Selecting thickness. Refer to SPUR GEAR TAPERED ROLLER BEARING PRE-LOAD, DETERMINING .
Gear Carrier
Spacer Sleeve
Shim
- For positioning the center differential
- Selecting thickness. Refer to ADJUSTING SHIM "S .
Small Ball Bearing
- For the center differential
- Removing. Refer to Figure
- Installing. Refer to Figure
Center Differential
- Removing and installing. Refer to CENTER DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- Servicing only by the manufacturer
Large ball bearing
- For the center differential
- Removing. Refer to Figure
- Installing. Refer to Figure