31 51 015 Replacing Shaft Seal For Left Output Shaft

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Special tools required:

31 4 160

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove left output shaft . See 31 60 003 REMOVING AND INSTALLING OR REPLACING LEFT OUTPUT SHAFT .

Lever shaft seal (1) out of front differential with a screwdriver (2).

Fig 1: Identifying Shaft Seal And Screwdriver

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Installing shaft seal:

NOTE: The installation protective ring (1) serves to protect the sealing lips on shaft seal (2) when the output shaft is being installed.

Fig 2: Identifying Shaft Seal And Protective Ring

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IMPORTANT: Installation protective ring must not slip out of shaft seal!

Drive in shaft seal with special tool 31 4 160 as far as it will go.

Carefully remove special tool 31 4 160 .

Open installation protective ring (1).

Check front differential oil level , correct if necessary. See 31 50... CHANGING FRONT DIFFERENTIAL OIL .

Fig 3: Identifying Protective Ring And Special Tool (31 4 160)

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