Overview - Differential
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- Bolt
- 30 Nm
- Right Flange Shaft
- For Front Wheel Drive (FWD) vehicles. Refer to RIGHT FLANGE SHAFT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- Bolt
- 33 Nm
- Right Flange Shaft
- For All Wheel Drive (AWD) vehicles
- Removing and installing. Refer to RIGHT FLANGE SHAFT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- Seal
- Always replace after removing
- Insert into the surrounding right flange shaft groove
- Remove to replace the needle bearing (polygon bearing) -6-
- Needle Bearing (Polygon Bearing)
- If it is difficult to move when the flange shaft is removed, this is not a fault
- Acoustic test only when installed
- Check for damage, for example for cracks on the bearing outer race
- Replacing. Refer to RIGHT FLANGE SHAFT NEEDLE BEARING (POLYGON BEARING), REPLACING .
- Circlip
- Always replace after removing
- Bevel Box
- Bolt
- 30 Nm
- Left Flange Shaft
- Removing and installing. Refer to LEFT FLANGE SHAFT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- Transmission