Overview - Center Differential Housing, With Transmission Output Shaft (Attached Driveshaft)

Fig 1: Overview Of Center Differential Housing, With Transmission Output Shaft (Attached Driveshaft)

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1. Bolt
   • 20 Nm + 90° turn
   • Always replace.
   • Quantity: 3
2. Bolt
   • Aluminum bolts
   • 8 Nm + 120° turn
   • Always replace.
   • Quantity: 11
3. Housing
   • For the center differential
   • Servicing. Refer to CENTER DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING, SERVICING .
4. Gear Carrier
   • Installed position: the tab must fit into the cut-out in the transmission cover. Refer to CENTER DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, ATTACHED DRIVESHAFT .
5. Center Differential
   • Servicing not possible.
   • Removing and installing. Refer to CENTER DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
6. Pressure Spring
7. Assembly Sleeve
   • Does not have to be installed again
8. Circlip
   • Secures the ball bearing, refer to -item  10- Ball Bearing, in the center differential housing.
9. Circlip
   • Secures the transmission output shaft with the splines in the ball bearing
10. Ball Bearing
    • For the transmission output shaft with splines
    • Removing and installing. Refer to Center Differential Housing, Removing and Installing, Attached Driveshaft  .
11. Bolt
    • 15 Nm + 90° turn
    • Steel bolts
    • Quantity: 2
12. Balance Weight
    • Installed depending on the version
13. Shaft Seal
    • Replacing with transmission output shaft with splines without vibration damper. Refer to TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT SEAL, REPLACING, TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT AND SPLINES AND WITHOUT VIBRATION DAMPER .
    • Replacing with transmission output shaft with splines and vibration damper. Refer to TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT SEAL, REPLACING, TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT AND SPLINES WITH VIBRATION DAMPER  .
14. Dust ring
    • Replace after removing
15. Transmission Output Shaft with Splines without Vibration Damper
    • Allocation of components.
    • Removing and installing. Refer to TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT SEAL, REPLACING, TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT AND SPLINES AND WITHOUT VIBRATION DAMPER , also see CENTER DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING, SERVICING .
16. Transmission Output Shaft with Splines and Vibration Damper
    • Allocation of components.
    • Removing and installing. Refer to TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT SEAL, REPLACING, TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT AND SPLINES WITH VIBRATION DAMPER  .
    • Press on the vibration damper. Refer to TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT SEAL, REPLACING, TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT AND SPLINES WITH VIBRATION DAMPER , also see CENTER DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING, SERVICING .