Driveshaft Heat Shield - Tightening Specification

NOTE:

Depending on the date of manufacture, an additional drive axle heat shield -B- may be attached.

Fig 1: Identifying Heat Shield

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The shape of the additional heat shield depends on the engine and on the date of manufacture.

Mark the installed position of the additional heat shield -A- before removing it.

-- Note the marking when installing the heat shield -B-.

-- Tighten the drive axle heat shield bolts -1, 2 and 3- to 23 Nm.

Mounting Transmission to Engine

Fig 2: Mounting Transmission To Engine

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Item

Bolt

1 ¹⁾

M10 x 50 ²⁾

2 ¹⁾ , 7

M12 x 100 ³⁾

30 + 90°

3 ⁴⁾ , 6

M12 x 75 ³⁾

30 + 90°

4, 5 ⁴⁾

M12 x 120 ³⁾

15 + 90°

8, 10

M10 x 75 ³⁾

15 + 90°

M10 x 60 ³⁾

15 + 90°

11 ⁵⁾

M12 x 50 ³⁾

30 + 90°

Alignment sleeves for centering

¹⁾ Also secures the starter.
²⁾ Bolt strength rating 10.9, there is no limit to the number of times steel bolts can be used.
³⁾ The aluminum bolts can be used 2 times Fig 3.
⁴⁾ With a bracket for the wires.
⁵⁾ Installed from the engine side

⁽¹⁾	To prevent damaging the bolts when marking them, do not clamp them in a vise. Insert the bolt using a 14 mm socket with a /₂ drive, which is inserted in to the vise, as illustrated.

The aluminum bolts -2 through 11- can be used 2 times. Therefore, the bolts must be marked with two notches X made by a chisel after they have be used the first time -arrow-.

Fig 3: Identifying Bolts Marked With An "X" May Not Be Used Again
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Bolts marked with an X cannot be used any further.