Installing the Differential Bevel Gears
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-- Insert thrust washer union with transmission fluid.
-- Install and secure both large differential planetary gears, for example, with a flange shaft.
-- Insert the small differential planetary gears 180° offset and pivot them into position.
-- Press the differential bevel gear axle -arrow A- up to the first small differential bevel gear.
-- Insert threaded pieces -arrow B- into the large differential planetary gears.
- Installed position: shoulder faces the differential bevel gear
-- Install the differential bevel gear axle up the end position and secure it with a new spring pin. Refer to Installing the Spring Pin for the Differential Bevel Gear Axle