Removing With The Transmission Removed

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-- Secure the transmission on the Engine And Transmission Holder :VAS6095 . Refer to SECURING ON ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION HOLDER .

Continuation For A Removed Or Installed Transmission

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

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-- Remove the bolts -1 through 4- and carefully remove the center differential housing. The transmission fluid (MTF) will leak out while doing this.

CAUTION:

Danger of damaging the center differential.

Carefully and slowly pull center differential housing off of transmission toward rear. Otherwise the center differential can fall out of the transmission.
A center differential that has fallen out may not be installed.

-- Remove the guide sleeve -4- and pressure spring -3-.

-- Pull the center differential -2- toward the rear.

If the gear carrier -1- remains in the center differential housing, proceed as follows:

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CAUTION:

Danger of damaging the sealing surface on the center differential housing.

Use a hammer to hit the housing carefully on several places.

NOTE:

In this case the center differential is pulled off together with the center differential housing.

-- Hold the gear carrier -1- by one of the side ribs with pliers and remove it in direction of -arrow A-.

-- Using a Rubber Hammer, tap the housing on alternating sides -arrows B-.

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