Nuts, bolts

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Loosen and tighten bolts or nuts for securing covers and housings in diagonal sequence.
Do not cant, rather loosen and tighten especially sensitive parts in diagonal manner in stages.
The tightening torques stated apply to non-oiled nuts and bolts.
Always replace self-locking nuts and bolts.

Using a wire brush, clean threads of bolts (replace outer driveshaft bolts) which are secured with locking compound. Then insert bolts with locking fluid AMV 185 101 A1 .
Threaded bores into which self-locking bolts or bolts with locking compound were threaded in, must be cleaned (e.g. using threaded tap). Otherwise there is the danger that the bolts may shear when removed again.