Differential Overview
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NOTE:
The differential can be removed and installed without removing the shifter, input shaft, output shaft, drive pinion and transmission cover.
The bearing pre-load for the tapered roller bearing must be adjusted when replacing the final drive cover. Refer to FINAL DRIVE COVER .
- Bolt
- 24 Nm
- Steel bolts (M8; 25 mm long)
- Quantity: 3
- Insert with locking fluid AMV 185 101 A1
- Left Flange Shaft
- With bracket and ball bearing
- Removing and installing, refer to LEFT FLANGE SHAFT SEAL WITH TRANSMISSION REMOVED
- Replacing the ball bearing or bracket, refer to LEFT FLANGE SHAFT BALL BEARING MOUNTING BRACKET
- Transmission Housing
- Can currently be replaced only with the differential and the pinion
- Shaft Seal
- For the left flange shaft
- Removing and installing, refer to LEFT FLANGE SHAFT SEAL WITH TRANSMISSION REMOVED
- Differential with Ring Gear
- The ring gear cannot be removed from the differential.
- The differential bevel gears cannot be replaced.
- O-ring
- Always replace
- Coat with transmission fluid
- Final Drive Cover
- Removing and Installing, refer to FINAL DRIVE COVER
- Bolt
- 24 Nm
- Steel bolts (M8; 42 mm long)
- Quantity: 10
- Locking Ring
- Always replace
- Removing and installing; Refer To Figure
- Right Flange Shaft
- Removing and installing, refer to RIGHT FLANGE SHAFT SEAL WITH TRANSMISSION REMOVED
- Driving in with Needle Bearing Drift VW 295
- Shaft Seal
- For the right flange shaft
- Removing and installing, refer to RIGHT FLANGE SHAFT SEAL WITH TRANSMISSION REMOVED
- Locking Ring
- Ball Bearing
- For the left flange shaft
- Removing and installing, refer to LEFT FLANGE SHAFT BALL BEARING MOUNTING BRACKET
- Bracket
- For the left flange shaft
- Removing and installing, refer to LEFT FLANGE SHAFT BALL BEARING MOUNTING BRACKET
- Left Flange Shaft