Pressing Out And Drawing In Rear Axle Shaft At Rear Axle Shaft Flange - AR35.30-P-0115-03SX
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MODEL 171, 172, 204, 207, 212, 216, 218, 221, 231
Rear axle shaft with forged center (without core hole drill hole) Pressing out
Attach extraction and insertion tool to rear axle shaft flange.
- Screw nut onto threaded bolt.
- Screw threaded pin into worm shaft of LS extraction and insertion tool and tighten.
- Push out rear axle shaft using
Inserting
On rear axle shafts which are glued in before installation clean the splined shaft profile and rear axle shaft flange mechanically. If difficult to insert, an M8 thread must be cut into the rear axle shaft so that the rear axle shaft can be pulled in using the
- Insert 4 mm dia. drilling bush (removable) (039a) and lock with mounting bolt (039c).
Shown: Rear axle shaft with M24X 1.5 thread
Shown: Rear axle shaft with M24X1.5 thread
- Drill core hole bore to a depth of approx. 20 mm using a drill bit (0 4 mm) (dimension a), while at the same time cooling and lubricating drill bit.
- Remove 4 mm dia. drilling bush (removable) (039a) with mounting bolt (039c).
- Drill core hole bore to a depth of approx. 20 mm using a 6.8 mm dia. drill bit (dimension a), cooling and lubricating the drill bit in the process.
- Precut thread M8 using a stage 1 and 2 tap.
- Finish cutting M8 threads with stage 3 tap.
- Pull rear axle shaft into rear axle shaft flange using