Left Seal, Replacing
Special Tools And Workshop Equipment Required
- Used Oil Collection and Extraction Unit :SMN372500
- Seal Installer - Flange Shaft :T40164
- Grease.
- Secure the transmission on the Engine And Transmission Holder :VAS6095 . Refer to SECURING ON ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION HOLDER .
-- Place the Used Oil Collection and Extraction Unit :SMN372500 under the transmission.
-- Remove the right flange shaft. Refer to RIGHT FLANGE SHAFT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
-- Remove the bolts -arrows-.
-- Carefully remove the front final drive cover; when doing this, the transmission fluid will drain out.
Danger of causing damage to the differential.
- Slowly and carefully remove front final driver cover from transmission housing. Otherwise differential can fall out of transmission.
- A differential that has fallen out can no longer be installed. If differential falls out, transmission must be replaced.
- Make sure the differential bearing inner race and adjustment shims do not fall out of the transmission housing and front final drive cover.
- Bearing inner races and adjustments that have fallen out cannot be allocated with workshop equipment.
-- Carefully remove the differential -arrow- and lay it on a soft support.
-- Remove the left flange shaft. Refer to LEFT FLANGE SHAFT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
Danger of damaging the seating surface in the transmission housing.
- Position the screwdriver.
-- Pry out the seal from the back.
-- Lightly coat the new seal on the outside with oil and install it using the Seal Installer - Flange Shaft :T40164 .
- The open side of the seal faces the Thrust Piece for Final Drive at Gearbox :T40164 .
-- Install the shaft seal for the left flange shaft using the Seal Installer - Flange Shaft :T40164 all the way; when doing this, do not bend it.
-- Fill the space between the sealing- and dust lip half way with sealing grease.
-- Install the differential.
-- Install the front final drive cover with a new O-ring and tighten the bolts. Refer to Tightening Specification And Sequence, Front Final Drive Cover .
-- Install the left flange shaft. Refer to LEFT FLANGE SHAFT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
-- Install the right flange shaft. Refer to RIGHT FLANGE SHAFT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
-- Fill with transmission fluid (MTF). Refer to TRANSMISSION FLUID, DRAINING AND FILLING .