Overview - Center Differential Housing, With Transmission Output Shaft Attached Driveshaft

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Removing and installing the center differential housing on installed transmission. Refer to Center Differential Housing, Removing and Installing, Attached Driveshaft .

Fig 1: Center Differential Housing

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Bolt
- 24 Nm
- For vibration damper
- Quantity: 3
- install with Locking FluidA MV 185 101 A1
Bolt
- Aluminum bolts
- Quantity 11
- Replacing
- Tightening specification. Refer to OVERVIEW - CENTER DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING AND CENTER DIFFERENTIAL -list item 2- Bolt (See figure 6).
Housing
- For the center differential
- Refer to CENTER DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, ATTACHED DRIVESHAFT
- Removing and installing on installed transmission.
Gear Carrier
- Installed position: The tab must fit into the cut-out in the transmission intermediate housing.
Center Differential
- Refer to CENTER DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, ATTACHED DRIVESHAFT
Pressure Spring
Assembly Sleeve
- Does not have to be installed again
Circlip
- 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 .
Circlip
- 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
- Refer to TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT WITH SPLINES, SEAL AND BALL BEARING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING
Bolt
- Steel bolts
- Quantity: 2
- Replacing
- Tightening specification. Refer to OVERVIEW - CENTER DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING AND CENTER DIFFERENTIAL -List item 4- Bolt (See figure 6).
Balance Weight
- Installed depending on the version
Shaft Seal
- For the transmission output shaft.
  Replacing on transmission output shaft with vibration damper
- Refer to TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT WITH SPLINES, SEAL AND BALL BEARING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING
  Replacing on transmission output shaft without vibration damper
  - Transmission removed.
- Refer to TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT SEAL, REPLACING, TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT AND SPLINES AND WITHOUT VIBRATION DAMPER .
  - The transmission is installed.
Dust Ring
- Replace after removing
Transmission Output Shaft with Splines without Vibration Damper
- Removing and installing. Refer to TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT WITH SPLINES, SEAL AND BALL BEARING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
Transmission Output Shaft with Splines and Vibration Damper
- Removing and installing. Refer to TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT WITH SPLINES, SEAL AND BALL BEARING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- Refer to VIBRATION DAMPER, INSTALLING ON TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT WITH SPLINES