Input shaft, hollow shaft, drive pinion and selector rods, removing and installing - assembly overview: Notes

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Fig 1: Input Shaft, Hollow Shaft, Drive Pinion And Selector Rods, Removing And Installing - Assembly Overview

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1 - Bolt -24 Nm

Insert with locking fluid AMV 185 101 A1

2 - Leaf spring

3 - Intermediate piece

Insert in hole in transmission housing

4 - Clutch release lever

With release bearing

5 - Bolt, 24 Nm

Qty. 2
Insert with locking fluid AMV 185 101 A1

6 - Securing plate

For guide sleeve

7 - Guide sleeve

With seal
Input shaft seal, removing Removing seal for input shaft
Input shaft seal, installing Input shaft seal, installing

8 - O-ring

Always replace
Coat with transmission fluid
Insert in transmission housing surrounding groove

9 - Circlip

Insert in input shaft surrounding groove

10 - Selector rod for 5th/6th gear

Installed location Installation location of selector rods in transmission
Replace only complete with selector fork for 5th/6th gear with pins

11 - Selector rod for 3rd/4th gear

Installed location Installation location of selector rods in transmission
Replace only complete with selector fork for 3rd/4th gear with pins
Change: with spring-loaded shift fork → 3rd/4th gear selector rod with spring-loaded shift fork

12 - Input shaft

Disassembling and assembling → Input shaft, assembly overview

13 - Bearing bracket

Clean threaded holes of locking compound, e.g. with a thread cutter
Selector rod ball sleeves, pressing off and on Selector rod ball sleeves, pressing off and on

NOTE:

Outer roller bearing races on input shaft and hollow shaft cannot be replaced individually.
Roller bearing outer races must not have any radial clearance in bearing bracket.

14 - Bolt, 30 Nm

Qty. 6
Clean threads and insert with locking compound AMV 185 101 A1

15 - Plate

Installation position: sanded side faces toward transmission housing, fits only in one position

16 - Adjustment shim " S ₄ "

Adjustment overview → Adjustment overview

17 - Pinion

With double angular contact ball bearing and inner race/tapered roller bearing
Disassembling and assembling → Drive pinion and hollow shaft, assembly overview

18 - Needle bearing

For pinion/hollow shaft

19 - Adjustment shim " S ₃ "

Adjustment overview → Adjustment overview

20 - Hollow shaft

With gears for 5th and 6th gear pressed off
Disassembling and assembling → Drive pinion and hollow shaft, assembly overview

21 - Oil pan

22 - Transmission housing

With differential and flange shafts