24 21 231 Replacing right radial shaft seal on differential (AISIN F21FT)

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Special tools required:

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove RIGHT OUTPUT SHAFT .
Remove INTAKE SILENCER HOUSING .

Removal:

Drive a hole into radial shaft seal using a center punch.

Fig 1: Driving Hole Into Radial Shaft Seal Using Center Punch

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Attention !

Do not use a drill as shavings may result in transmission malfunction.

Screw special tool 23 0 490 into radial shaft seal.

Drive out radial shaft seal (1) with impact weight (2).

Installation:

Fig 2: Driving Out Radial Shaft Seal With Impact Weight

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Installation note:

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

Drive shaft seal firmly home with special tool 2 358 465 .

Required follow-up work:

Check TRANSMISSION OIL LEVEL .