Disassemble, Assemble Rear Axle Differential Assembly - AR35.30-P-0433GW

MODEL 463 as of model year 2013/facelift 2012 

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	Remove
	Risk of injury  to skin and eyes caused by handling hot or glowing objects	Wear safety gloves, protective clothing and safety glasses, if necessary.	AS00.00-Z-0002-01A
1	Remove differential assembly		AR35.30-P-0432GW
	Disassemble
2	Remove tapered roller bearing (2) on ring gear side (1)	Puller	Fig 1
3	Detach ring gear (1) from differential housing (3)
4	Detach tapered roller bearing (12) on differential housing cover (10)	Puller	Fig 1
5	Remove differential housing cover (10) from differential housing (3)	Beforehand mark the position of the differential housing cover (10) relative to the differential housing (3).
6	Remove differential side gear (4) and pressure plate (9)
7	Identify the installation position of the spherical washers (7), differential pinions (6) and differential spider (5) relative to one another and to the differential housing (3)
8	Remove differential pinion shaft (5) with differential bevel gears (6) and spherical washers (7)
9	Remove second differential side gear (4) with pressure plate (9)
	Clean
10	Clean all parts	Cold degreasing agent/cold cleaning solvent HAKU 1025-920	*BR00.45-Z-1051-04A
	Checking
11	Check all parts for wear and damage and replace if necessary
	Assemble
12	Insert differential side gear (4) and pressure plate (9)	The groove on the pressure plate (9) must point towards the differential side gear (4).
13	Mount differential pinions (6) with spherical washers (7) on differential spider (5)	Note marking.
14	Insert differential spider (5) and mount second differential side gear (4) with pressure plate (9) onto the differential spider (5)
15	Mount differential housing cover (10) onto differential housing (3)	Note marking.
		Bolt securing cover to differential	*BA35.30-P-1003-01C
16	Check friction torque of differential and adjust if necessary		AR35.30-P-4815-05GW
		Friction torque of complete differential with differential lock	*BE35.30-P-1001-03A
		Torque Meter	Fig 2
		Drift	Fig 3
17	Heat up tapered roller bearing (12) to approx. 80°C.
18	Press tapered roller bearing (12) onto differential housing cover (10)	The tapered roller bearing (12) must make contact with the differential housing (3).
		Spring Compressor	Fig 4
19	Heat up tapered roller bearing (2) to approx. 80°C
20	Press on the tapered roller bearing (2) on the ring gear (1) side	The tapered roller bearing (2) must make contact with the differential housing (3).
		Spring Compressor	Fig 4
21	Mount ring gear (1) onto differential housing (3)	Bolt, ring gear to differential	*BA35.30-P-1002-05A
	Install
22	Install differential assembly	Fit the thinner shim to the ring gear side, so that the gear backlash is reached whatever the case.	AR35.30-P-0432GW

TEST VALUES OF DIFFERENTIAL

Number	Designation		Model 460, 461, 463
BE35.30-P-1001-03A	Friction torque of complete differential with differential lock	Nm	20-40

REAR AXLE SHAFT

Number	Designation		Model 461, 463 with disk brake
BA35.30-P-1003-01C	Bolt securing cover to differential	Nm	30

CROWN WHEEL AND DIFFERENTIAL

Number	Designation		Model 460 461, 463
BA35.30-P-1002-05A	Bolt, ring gear to differential	Nm	190

Fig 1: Identifying Puller (123 589 08 33 00)

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Fig 2: Identifying Torque Meter (001 589 49 21 00)

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Fig 3: Identifying Drift (460 589 11 15 00)

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Fig 4: Identifying Spring Compressor (116 589 08 61 00)

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REPAIR MATERIALS

Number	Designation	Order number
BR00.45-Z-1051-04A	Cold degreasing agent/cold cleaning solvent HAKU 1025-920	Chemische Werke Kluthe GmbH Gottlieb-Daimler-Str. 12 69115 Heidelberg Germany