Left Seal, Replacing

Special tools and workshop equipment required

Puller - Camshaft Seal:3240

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Seal Installer - Final Drive/Gearbox:T10337

Fig 1: Identifying Thrust Piece T10139
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NOTE:

A defective seal will allow gear oil to enter the torque converter bell housing.

Procedure

NOTE:

General repair instructions. Refer to GENERAL REPAIR INFORMATION .

Guidelines for clean working conditions. Refer to GUIDELINES FOR CLEAN WORKING CONDITIONS .

-- Drain the gear oil from front final drive. Refer to GEAR OIL, DRAINING AND FILLING .

-- 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 2: 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 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 3: 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 4: 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 slightly from the transmission but do not remove completely. Refer to LEFT FLANGE SHAFT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Position the inner section of the Puller - Camshaft Seal:3240 flush with the outer section and lock the inner section using the knurled bolt -arrow-.

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-- Lubricate the puller threads, position, and using strong pressure insert the puller - camshaft seal as far as possible in the seal until the seal turns.

-- Turn the puller - camshaft seal further and at the same time pull until the seal is removed.

-- Tension the puller - camshaft seal on the flat side in a vise and remove the seal using pliers.

-- Check the seal in the transmission housing for damage and rework if necessary.

-- Clean the running and sealing surface.

-- Coat the outer circumference of the seal sealing lip with gear oil.

Fig 5: Driving In New Oil Seal As Far As Stop Using Thrust Piece T10139

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NOTE:

Push the seal onto the thrust piece so that the projecting sealing lip of seal faces the tool.

-- Install the new seal all the way.

-- Insert the shim -2- and the outer race -1- for the differential tapered roller bearing into the transmission housing by hand as far as the stop.

Fig 6: Identifying Tapered Roller Bearing Outer Race For Differential & Shim

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-- Replace the O-ring -arrow-.

Fig 7: Differential Cover O-Ring

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-- Insert the differential into the transmission housing.

If the tapered roller bearing outer race and the shim have fallen out of the front final drive cover:

-- Lubricate the shim and tapered roller bearing outer race with gear oil and insert them into the front final drive cover as far as the stop.

-- Install the left flange shaft. Refer to LEFT FLANGE SHAFT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Tighten the front final drive cover bolts. Refer to Figure.

-- Install the right flange shaft. Refer to RIGHT FLANGE SHAFT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Fill the gear oil in the transmission. Refer to GEAR OIL, DRAINING AND FILLING .

Tightening Specifications

Refer to OVERVIEW - FINAL DRIVE