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Drain/Fill Rear Axle Gear Oil - AR35.31-P-0523S

Model 223 

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WARNING Risk of injury  . Skin or eye injuries may result when handling hot or glowing objects. Wear protective gloves, protective clothing and safety glasses, if necessary. AS00.00-Z-0002-01A
CAUTION Risk of injury  caused by scraping or cutting body parts on sharp vehicle parts Always wear protective gloves when working on or near sharp and non-deburred vehicle parts.
Deburr repair panels.
AS00.00-Z-0017-01A
CAUTION Risk of injury  to skin and eyes due to handling of transmission oil. Health risk caused by swallowing transmission oil Wear protective gloves, protective clothing and safety glasses.
Do not pour transmission oil into beverage bottles.
AS00.40-Z-0001-01A
Notice  Notes on self-locking nuts and bolts   AH00.00-P-0001-01KOA
  Drain off     
1 Lift vehicle with vehicle lift.   AR00.60-P-1006A
2 Clean area surrounding oil filler screw (50g) and drain screw (50h). Assembly cleaner *BR00.45-Z-1028-04A 
3 Remove oil filler screw (50 g).    
4 Remove drain screw (50h) and collect rear axle differential oil in suitable container. IMPORTANT Model 223
with code Z07 (B7 armoring on special protection version)
 
    The drain screw (50h) is located on the right side.  
CLEAN Clean     
5 Clean threaded holes of oil filler screw (50g) and drain screw (50h) in rear axle differential (50) with cleaning spray. Loctite 7063 (400 ml) cleaning spray *BR00.45-Z-1046-04A 
  Fill     
6 Apply one drop of sealant to the lower third of the thread on the drain plug (50h). IMPORTANT Replace drain screw (50h).
Sealant, Omnifit 100H (50 g)
*BR00.45-Z-1061-01A 
7 Screw in and tighten drain screw (50h). TORQUE SPECIFICATION Drain screw on rear axle differential *BA35.31-P-1005-02I 
8 Pour rear axle differential oil into rear axle differential (50) using hand pump.    
REFER TO BASIC KNOWLEDGE Differentiating characteristics of aluminum differential housings IMPORTANT Observe differentiating features in order to determine the correct oil filling capacity.
FLUID SPECIFICATION Filling capacity
GF35.31-P-0002-01A 
*BF35.31-P-1001-02I 
    SPECIAL TOOL Hand pump Fig 1
9 Apply a drop of sealant to the lower third of the thread on the oil filler screw (50g). IMPORTANT Replace oil filler screw (50 g).
Sealant, Omnifit 100H (50 g)
*BR00.45-Z-1061-01A 
10 Screw in and tighten oil filler screw (50g). TORQUE SPECIFICATION Filling screw on rear axle differential *BA35.31-P-1004-02I 
11 Check rear axle differential (50) for leak tightness.    
12 Lower vehicle with vehicle lift.   AR00.60-P-1006A
REAR AXLE DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING

Number Designation Model 223
BA35.31-P-1004-02I Filling screw on rear axle differential Nm 50
REAR AXLE DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING

Number Designation Model 223
BA35.31-P-1005-02I Drain screw on rear axle differential Nm 50
REAR AXLE DIFFERENTIAL

Number Designation Model 223
BF35.31-P-1001-02I Filling capacity Rear Axle Differential ALU197 Liter 0, 9
Rear Axle Differential ALU205 Liter 1, 0
Rear Axle Differential GG205 Liter 1, 0
Rear Axle Differential FE240 Liter 1, 5
Specified gear oils - overview BB00.40-P-0231-01A
Approved axle gear oils BB00.40-P-0235A
Fig 1: Identifying Hand Pump (210 589 00 71 00)
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REPAIR MATERIALS

Number Designation Order number
BR00.45-Z-1028-04A Assembly cleaner A 000 986 56 01
BR00.45-Z-1046-04A Loctite 7063 (400 ml) cleaning spray A 001 986 71 71 09
BR00.45-Z-1061-01A Sealant, Omnifit 100H (50 g) A 002 989 23 71