Center Differential Housing, Removing And Installing, Attached Driveshaft: Removing
Removing with Transmission Installed
It is possible to remove the center differential housing with the transmission still installed.
-- Perform the vehicle-specific preliminary work. Refer to CENTER DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING
Removing with the Transmission Removed
-- Secure the transmission on the Engine And Transmission Holder VAS6095. Refer to SECURING ON ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION HOLDER .
Continuation for a Removed or Installed Transmission
-- Place the Used Oil Collection and Extraction Unit SMN372500 under the transmission.
-- Remove the bolts -1 through 4- and carefully remove the center differential housing. The transmission fluid (MTF) will leak out while doing this.
Danger of damaging the center differential.
- Carefully and slowly pull center differential housing off of transmission toward rear. Otherwise the center differential can fall out of the transmission.
- A center differential that has fallen out may not be installed.
-- Remove the guide sleeve -4- and pressure spring -3-.
-- Pull the center differential -2- toward the rear.
If the gear carrier -1- remains in the center differential housing, proceed as follows:
Danger of damaging the sealing surface on the center differential housing.
- Use a hammer to hit the housing carefully on several places.
In this case the center differential is pulled off together with the center differential housing.
-- Hold the gear carrier -1- by one of the side ribs with pliers and remove it in direction of -arrow A-.
-- Using a Rubber Hammer, tap the housing on alternating sides -arrows B-.