Removing And Installing

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NOTE:

Follow the general repair instructions, refer to GENERAL REPAIR INFORMATION .

Pay attention to clean working conditions for the transmission, refer to GUIDELINES FOR CLEAN WORKING CONDITIONS .

-- Remove the driveshaft, refer to DRIVESHAFT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Pry off the dust ring -1-.

Fig 1: Identifying Dust Ring

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NOTE:

The dust ring cannot be removed without destroying it.

-- Shaft Seal, Transmission Output Shaft with Splines, Removing

Fig 2: Dust Ring Cannot Be Removed Without Destroying It

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-- Clean the running and sealing surface.

-- Coat outer edge of seal with gear oil.

-- Mount the Seal Installer - Output Shaft - Guide Sleeve 1 T40239/1, -1- on the transmission output shaft.

Fig 3: Identifying Oil Seal, Installation

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-- Fill the space between the sealing and dust lip halfway with Sealing Grease G 052 128 A1.

-- Install the shaft seal -2- over the guide sleeve -1- and onto the transmission output shaft.

Installed position: The open side of the shaft seal faces the transmission housing.

-- Install the shaft seal using the Seal Installer - Output Shaft T40239, -1-. Do not bend the seal.

Fig 4: Installing Shaft Seal Using T40239

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NOTE:

Remove the Seal Installer - Output Shaft - Guide Sleeve 1 T40239/1 from the shaft seal carefully so that the sealing lip does not fold over.

-- Install a new dust ring -1-.

Fig 5: Identifying Dust Ring

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-- Install the driveshaft, refer to DRIVESHAFT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .