Drain oil from rear axle differential - AR35.31-P-0520-06SX

DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING

Number	Designation		Model 204	Model 207	Model 212	Model 218
BA35.31-P-1003-02H	Oil drain screw, differential	Nm	50	50	50	50

DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING

Number	Designation		Model 216	Model 221
BA35.31-P-1003-02G	Oil drain screw, differential	Nm	50	50

REPAIR MATERIALS

Number	Designation	Order number
BR00.45-Z-1061-01A	Sealant, Omnifit 100H (50 g)	A 002 989 23 71
BR00.45-Z-1046-04A	Loctite 7063 cleaning spray (150 ml)	A 001 986 71 71 10

Clean area around oil drain screw (50h).
Remove oil drain screw (50h).
Oil drain screw (50h) must be replaced.

Fig 1: Identifying Oil Drain Screw
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Clean the new oil drain screw and threaded hole in the rear axle differential with cleaning spray.
The oil drain screw and threaded hole must be free of oil and grease.
Coat roughly one droplet of sealant on the second or third lower thread of the new oil drain screw.
Screw oil drain screw into rear axle center assembly immediately and tighten to specified tightening torque.

Fig 2: Coating Oil Drain Screw
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