Center Differential, Removing And Installing: Removing

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The transmission is installed.

CAUTION:

Danger of causing damage to the transmission.

Do not let the engine run or tow vehicle without gear oil.

NOTE:

Follow the general repair instructions, refer to GENERAL REPAIR INFORMATION .

Pay attention to clean working conditions for the transmission, refer to GUIDELINES FOR CLEAN WORKING CONDITIONS .

-- Remove the rear noise insulation -2-, refer to Rear Noise Insulation .

Fig 1: Identifying Noise Insulation

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Fig 2: Clamping Sleeve Threaded Connections

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CAUTION:

The coupling elements in the front muffler could be damaged.

Do not bend decoupling element in front muffler more than 10°.

-- Loosen the bolts -arrows-, slide the sleeve to the rear and tie up the front muffler to the side.

-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and remove the driveshaft heat shield (if equipped).

Fig 3: Locating Driveshaft Heat Shield Bolts

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-- Remove the driveshaft, refer to DRIVESHAFT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING FROM REAR FINAL DRIVE .

CAUTION:

Danger of damaging the transmission fluid pan.

Never use the transmission fluid pan as a support for the transmission.

-- Install the 2 flat mounts -1 and 2- in the Transmission Support 3282.

Fig 4: Installing Flat Mounts To Transmission Pan To Maneuver Trans Above Crossbrace

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-- Place the Transmission Support 3282 on the Engine and Gearbox Jack VAS6931.

-- Support the transmission at the bolting surfaces on the transmission fluid with a rubber pad -3- as illustrated.

-- Lift the transmission slightly using the Engine and Gearbox Jack VAS6931.

WARNING:

There is the risk of an accident.

The Engine and Gearbox Jack VAS6931 may only be used during assembly and must not sit unsupervised under the vehicle.

-- Remove the bolts from the tunnel crossmember -arrows-.

Fig 5: Identifying Crossmember & Bolts

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-- Remove the nuts -arrows- and the tunnel crossmember.

Fig 6: Identifying Nuts & Tunnel Crossmember

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-- Place the Used Oil Collection and Extraction Unit SMN372500 under the transmission.

Fig 7: Drain Gear Oil From Transfer Case

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-- Drain the gear oil from the transfer case, refer to GEAR OIL, DRAINING AND FILLING, TRANSFER CASE .

-- Lower the transmission with the Engine and Gearbox Jack VAS6131 just far enough until the transmission fluid pan is not touching the crossbrace -A-.

Fig 8: Installing Flat Mounts To Transmission Pan To Maneuver Trans Above Crossbrace

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-- Remove the bolts from the center differential housing in the following sequence: -6 to 1-.

Fig 9: Identifying Center Differential Housing - Loosening And Tightening Sequence

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CAUTION:

Transmission components could be damaged.

Carefully remove the center differential housing from the transmission toward the rear. Otherwise the center differential could fall out of the transmission.

-- Secure the center differential -1- so it does not fall out or remove it toward the rear from the input shaft.

Fig 10: Identifying Center Differential -1- At Input Shaft

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