Left Seal, Replacing: Removing

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The transmission is removed and mounted to the engine/transmission holder, refer to SECURING ON ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION HOLDER .

NOTE:

Clean working conditions for the automatic transmission, refer to GUIDELINES FOR CLEAN WORKING CONDITIONS .

General repair instructions, refer to GENERAL REPAIR INFORMATION .

CAUTION:

Danger of causing damage to the transmission.

Do not place the transmission on the ATF pan.

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

-- Drain he gear oil from front final drive, refer to GEAR OIL, DRAINING AND FILLING, FRONT FINAL DRIVE .

-- Remove the right flange shaft, refer to RIGHT FLANGE SHAFT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the bolts from the front final drive cover in the following sequence: -11 to 1-.

Fig 1: Front Final Drive Cover - Tightening Sequence

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-- Remove the front final drive cover together with the tapered roller bearing outer race and the adjustment shim.

NOTE:

The shim must be the correct size and must not be replaced by a shim with a different thickness.

-- Remove the differential -arrow-.

Fig 2: Identifying Differential

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-- Remove the outer race for the differential tapered roller bearing -1- and the shim -2- located behind it from the transmission housing by hand.

Fig 3: Identifying Tapered Roller Bearing Outer Race For Differential & Shim

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NOTE:

The shim must be the correct size and must not be replaced by a shim with a different thickness.

-- Remove the left flange shaft, refer to LEFT FLANGE SHAFT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

Fig 4: Pulling Out Oil Seal

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-- Remove shaft seal.

NOTE:

The extractor lever must be positioned behind both sealing lips on the shaft seal. Do not position at outer circumference of shaft seal, otherwise the contact surface in transmission housing will be damaged. Guide the release lever carefully while prying out.

-- Examine shaft seal seat in transmission housing for damage; if necessary rework.