Differential, removing and installing: Differential
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NOTE:
- If tapered roller bearings are to be re-used, mark adjusting ring, see Adjusting ring, marking
- Drive pinion does not need to be removed for removing and installing the differential.
The following list pertains to Fig 1.
- Transmission housing
- Speedometer drive
- With mark for oil level indication, see Speedometer drive
- Output shaft/drive flange
- Install thread facing drive flange
- Remove before differential removal
- Adjust differential before installing
- O-ring
- Always replace
- Adjusting ring
- Removing, see Adjusting ring, removing
- If original bearings are re - installed, mark for reinstallation, see Adjusting ring, marking
- If new bearings are installed, closely follow adjusting instructions, see DIFFERENTIAL, ADJUSTING
- Oil seal for drive flange
- Before installing, pack space between sealing surfaces with multi-purpose grease
- Can be replaced with transmission installed, see DRIVE FLANGE SEAL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING
- Remove with VW 681
- Installing (driving in), see Drive flange oil seal, installing (driving in to stop)
- Tapered ring
- Shoulder faces thrust washer
- Thrust washer
- Place over compression spring
- Compression spring
- Drive flange
- Install with tapered ring, thrust washer and compression spring
- Remove before removing inner circlip at differential tapered bearing
- Removing and installing, see Drive flange, removing and installing
- Dished washer
- Circlip
- Cover
- Locking element
- Bolt
- 12 N.m (9 ft lb)
- Cover
- Circlip
- Dished washer
- Drive flange
- Install with tapered ring, thrust washer and compression spring
- Remove before removing inner circlip at differential tapered gear
- Removing and installing, see Drive flange, removing and installing
- Compression spring
- Thrust washer
- Place over compression spring
- Tapered ring
- Shoulder faces thrust washer
- Oil seal for drive flange
- Before installing, pack space between sealing surfaces with multi -purpose grease
- Can be replaced with transmission installed, see DRIVE FLANGE SEAL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING
- Remove with VW 681
- Installing (driving in), see Drive flange oil seal, installing (driving in to stop)
- Bearing body
- 150 N.m (111 ft lb)
- When installing new bearing, closely follow adjusting instructions, see DIFFERENTIAL, ADJUSTING
- Remove with 3155
- Installing, see Differential, installing
- O-ring
- Always replace
- Output shaft/drive flange
- Install thread facing drive flange
- Before removing flange, remove differential
- Adjust differential before installing
- Differential
- Disassembling and assembling, see DIFFERENTIAL, DISASSEMBLING AND ASSEMBLING
- Before removing differential, remove bearing body, adjusting ring and output shafts
- Screw
- 12 N.m (9 ft lb)
- Locking element
- After adjusting tapered roller bearings, secure bearing body and adjusting ring
- Circlip
- Remove drive flange before removing circlip
- Removing and installing, see Circlip -arrows-, installing
- Circlip
- Remove drive flange before removing circlip
- Removing and installing, see Circlip -arrows-, installing
- Seal
- Always replace
- Cover
- For differential
- Screw, 28 N.m (21 ft lb)
- 28 N.m (21 ft lb)
- Install with thread locking fluid AMV 185 101 A1