Center Differential Housing Overview: Notes

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CAUTION:

There is a risk of damaging the transmission.

Do not start or tow the vehicle when the center differential is removed or when the gear oil has been drained.

Fig 1: Identifying Center Differential Housing Overview

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Bolt
- Replace
- 20 Nm plus an additional 90° turn
Bolt
- Replace
- Tightening sequence and tightening specification CENTER DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING OVERVIEW .
Center Differential Housing
- Refer to CENTER DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING, TRANSMISSION INSTALLED
O-ring
- Replace
- Coat with transmission fluid
Center Differential
Ball Bearing
- For the center differential
- Refer to CENTER DIFFERENTIAL BALL BEARING
Locking Ring
- For the ball bearing on the transmission output shaft with splines
Locking Ring
- For the transmission output shaft with splines
Ball Bearing
- For the transmission output shaft with splines
- Refer to BALL BEARING, TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT WITH SPLINES
Balance Weight
- Installed depending on the version
Shaft Seal
- For the transmission output shaft with splines
- Refer to TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT WITH SPLINES, VEHICLES WITHOUT VIBRATION DAMPER
- Refer to TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT WITH SPLINES, VEHICLES WITH VIBRATION DAMPER
Transmission Output Shaft with Splines
- Without vibration damper
- Allocation.
- Refer to TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT WITH SPLINES
- Replace the shaft seal when replacing the transmission output shaft with splines
Dust Ring
- Replace
Transmission Output Shaft with Splines
- With vibration damper
- Allocation.
- TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT WITH SPLINES
- Replace the shaft seal when replacing the transmission output shaft with splines