Transmission Housing, Servicing

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Special tools and workshop equipment required

Bearing Driver - Multiple Use VW244B
Slide Hammer Set VW771
Locking Pin Driver 30-505
Bearing Installer - Multiple Use 40-20
Puller - Kukko Internal - 18.5-23.5mm 21/3
Grease G 000 150

Fig 1: Breather Tube Installation Dimension

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Dimension -a- = 21.5 mm.

Fig 2: Identifying Internal Puller

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A -

Puller - 18.5-23.5mm, for example Puller - Kukko Internal - 18.5-23.5mm 21/3

Fig 3: Identifying Installing Bearing Bushing

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Fig 4: Removing Output Shaft Ball Bearing

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Remove the ball bearing locking ring beforehand.

Fig 5: Identifying Installing Output Shaft Ball Bearing

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-- Install the ball bearing locking ring paying close attention to the installed position of the locking ring. Refer to Fig 8.

Fig 6: Installing Input Shaft Ball Bearing -A- In Transmission Housing

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Remove the ball bearing locking ring beforehand.

Fig 7: Identifying Installing Input Shaft Ball Bearing

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-- Install the ball bearing locking ring paying close attention to the installed position of the locking ring. Refer to Fig 8.

Fig 8: Identifying Installed Position: Locking Rings

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The bevel -arrow- on the locking ring -A- faces away from the ball bearing -B-.

NOTE:

The locking rings and the ball bearings for the input and output shafts are identical.

Fig 9: Transmission housing with plugs instead of transmission fluid heating.

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NOTE:

For transmission housing equipped with internal transmission fluid heating, refer to -item 4- "Heat Exchanger" (See Figure), it can be equipped with plug -1- in the transmission housing -4- instead of a transmission fluid heater.

Always replace the o-rings -2 to 3-.