Overview - Center Differential Housing, Attached Driveshaft
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NOTE:
Refer to GENERAL REPAIR INFORMATION .
Refer to GUIDELINES FOR CLEAN WORKING CONDITIONS .
Assembly work and tightening specifications are outlined in the "S tronic Transmission Internal Components" service information.
- Bolt
- Tightening specification:
- 20 Nm +90°
- Replacing
- Bolt
- Aluminum bolts
- Quantity 11
- Tightening specification and sequence:
-- Tighten the bolts in eight steps as follows:
Step Bolts Tightening Specification/Additional Turn 1. Aluminum bolts -1- 8 Nm 2. Aluminum bolts -2- Install the bolt hand-tight. 3. Aluminum bolts -1- Loosen again and then install all the way hand-tight 4. Aluminum bolts -3- Install the bolt hand-tight. 5. Steel bolts -4- Install the bolt hand-tight. 6. -1, 2, 3, 4- 10 Nm diagonally 7. Steel bolts -4- 15 Nm 8. -1, 2, 3, 4- 90° additional turn, diagonally
- Housing
- For the center differential
- Removing and installing. Refer to CENTER DIFFERENTIAL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, VEHICLES WITH ATTACHED DRIVESHAFT
- Gear Carrier
- Installed position: The tab must fit into the cut-out in the transmission housing.
- Center Differential
- Pressure Spring
- Assembly Sleeve
- Does not have to be installed again
- Locking Ring
- For the transmission output shaft ball bearing with splines
- Removing and installing. Refer to TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT WITH SPLINES, SEAL AND BALL BEARING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- Locking Ring
- For the transmission output shaft with splines
- Removing and installing. Refer to TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT WITH SPLINES, SEAL AND BALL BEARING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- Ball Bearing
- For the transmission output shaft with splines
- Removing and installing. Refer to TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT WITH SPLINES, SEAL AND BALL BEARING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- Bolt
- Steel bolts
- Quantity: 2
- Tightening specification and sequence. Refer to -item 2 .
- Balance Weight
- Installed depending on the version
- Shaft Seal
- Replace on vehicles with vibration damper. Refer to TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT WITH SPLINES, SEAL AND BALL BEARING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- Replace on vehicles without vibration damper. Refer to TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT SEAL, REPLACING, TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT WITH SPLINES WITHOUT VIBRATION DAMPER .
- Dust Ring
- Replace after removing
- Transmission Output Shaft with Splines without Vibration Damper
- Allocate correct components.
- Removing and installing. Refer to TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT SEAL, REPLACING, TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT WITH SPLINES WITHOUT VIBRATION DAMPER .
- Transmission Output Shaft with Splines and Vibration Damper
- Allocate correct components.
- Removing and installing. Refer to OVERVIEW - CENTER DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING, ATTACHED DRIVESHAFT .
- Installing the vibration damper. Refer to OVERVIEW - CENTER DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING, ATTACHED DRIVESHAFT .