Removing Drive Shaft

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If the outer joint pin is broken, the wheel hub must also be replaced.

1. Only for the left drive shaft: 

   Carefully break the protective ring -1-  on the left drive shaft -2-  into three pieces using a suitable tool ant remove it. Do not damage the bearing underneath it.

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   Protective ring

   Information 

   When levering off the drive shafts, pay particular attention to the following points:

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   Bars on rear axle housing

   • Do not lever them off at the bars -A- on the rear axle housing  .
   • The tyre iron must only be supported on the transmission housing  .
   • Always protect the drive shafts from damage by affixing fabric adhesive tape at the positions at which the tyre iron is used  .
   • A wooden block (approx. 40 x 40 x 100) must be placed underneath the right drive shaft in order to lever it off  .
2. Loosen the drive shaft -1-  from the rear final drive using a mounting lever and remove it.

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   Drive shaft