23 12 092 Replacing radial shaft seal for gearshift shaft (GS6-45BZ/DZ) (AWD)

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Special tools required:

IMPORTANT: After completion of repair work, check TRANSMISSION OIL LEVEL .
Use only the approved transmission oil in this manual transmission.
Failure to comply with this requirement will result in serious damage to the manual gearbox.

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove TRANSFER BOX .
Shift transmission into 2nd gear.

Lever circlamp (1) out of groove with a small screwdriver.

Slide circlamp (1) towards rear.

Drive out cylinder pin (2).

Remove gearshift rod with gearshift rod joint from gearshift shaft.

Fig 1: Driving Cylinder Pin

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Screw in special tool 2 219 637 until it is firmly connected with radial shaft seal (1).

Pull out radial shaft seal with special tool 2 219 637 .

Fig 2: Pulling Radial Shaft Seal With Special Tool (2 219 637)

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Coat sealing lips of new radial shaft seal and gearshift shaft with transmission oil.

Drive in new radial shaft seal with special tool 23 0 220 .

Fig 3: Driving Radial Shaft Seal With Special Tool (23 0 220)

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