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Installing Drive Shaft

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  1. On used and new drive shafts, clean the bores on the inner halfshaft flange with a cloth soaked in brake cleaner.
  2. Check drive shaft.
    1. 2.1  Check inner/outer bellows for damage/cracks and replace them if necessary.

      > 422855 REPLACING DRIVE SHAFT BELLOWS 

  3. Grease the drive shaft toothing with Optimoly HT.

    The thread must not be greased! 

  4. Insert drive shaft into the wheel bearing housing and fit it at the transmission flange.
    1. 4.1  Fit new axle nut (securing drive shaft to wheel bearing housing) and tighten until it touches the wheel hub.
  5. Install steering tie rod and rear trailing arm.
    1. 5.1  Fit rear trailing arm and steering tie rod on the wheel bearing housing and screw on and tighten fastening nuts.

      Collar nut on rear trailing arm: > Tightening torque 120 Nm (88.5 ftlb.) 

      Collar nut on steering tie rod: > Tightening torque 85 Nm (62.7 ftlb.) 

  6. Fit connecting link -2-  on the anti-roll bar, screw on new nuts -1-  and tighten them.

    > Initial tightening 40 Nm (29.5 ftlb.)  > Final tightening + 30° 

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    Securing stabilizer

  7. Fit the new drive shaft bolts together with the shims on the gearbox flange and tighten.
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    Drive shaft mounting on transmission side

    1. 7.1 982 vehicles (not GT4/GT4 RS/718 Spyder): 

      > Initial tightening for 35 Nm (0 ftlb.)  > Final tightening + 90° 

    2. 7.2 982 GT4/GT4 RS/718 Spyder: 

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      Information 

      • Brake calliper screws can always be re-used if no damage can be identified. 
      • Replace damaged bolts. 
      • Observe different tightening specifications! 
  8. Install brake calliper rear with line bracket.
    1. 8.1  Fit brake calliper together with the holder and fit and tighten new brake calliper screws -Arrows-  .

      When re-using the screws:  > Tightening torque 85 Nm (62.7 ftlb.) 

      New screws:  > Initial tightening 30 Nm (22.1 ftlb.)  > Final tightening + 75° 

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      Brake calliper screws

    2. 8.2  Place bolts -6-  on the wheel bearing housing and tighten. > Tightening torque 10 Nm (7.5 ftlb.) 
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      Bracket on wheel bearing housing

    3. 8.3  Connect and lock cable plug for rpm sensor -3-  .
    4. 8.4  Plug in the PASM -4-  cable connector, snap it into place and clip it into the line fuse -5-  on the holder -7-  .
    5. 8.5  Plug in and lock electric plug connection for electric parking brake (EPB) -1-  and clip the line into the cable retainer -2-  ,
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