Installing Rear Axle
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WARNING:
Moving components
- Danger of limbs being trapped or severed
- Do not reach into the danger area.
- Secure the system to prevent it from being activated accidentally.
- Keep third parties away from the danger area.
- Installation is performed in reverse order.
- Position the rear axle housing back in its original, marked installation position and tighten it.
Marking rear axle housing
- Replace circlip at the input flange of the rear final drive.
Circlip
- Position the cardan shaft at the marking on the rear final drive.
Marking installation position of cardan shaft
- For vehicles with PDCC (Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control - anti-roll stabilisation):
On vehicles with PDCC, the lines (pressure line, return line) at the PDCC valve block must be fitted from rear axle to front axle.