Overview - Differential, AWD And Fwd With Front Axle Differential Lock
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NOTE:
To install, heat the bearing inner races/tapered roller bearing to approximately 100 °C (212 °F) with :VAS6414 . Wear protective gloves.
Replace both tapered roller bearings together.
Adjust the differential when replacing the tapered roller bearing, differential housing, transmission housing or clutch housing. Refer to DIFFERENTIAL, ADJUSTING .
- Transmission Housing
- Shim
- For the differential
- Selecting thickness. Refer to DIFFERENTIAL, ADJUSTING .
- Outer Race/Tapered Roller Bearing
- Removing. Refer to Removing the Outer Race/Tapered Roller Bearing from the Transmission Housing .
- Installing. Refer to Installing Outer Race/Tapered Roller Bearing into the Transmission Housing .
- Bearing Inner Race/Taper Roller Bearing
- Removing. Refer to Removing the Bearing Inner Race/Taper Roller Bearing .
- Installing. Refer to Heat the Bearing Inner Race/Tapered Roller Bearing and Press on it .
- Differential Housing
- With differential bevel gears, thrust washer union, differential bevel gear axle and final drive gear
- Differential Bevel Gear, Thrust Washer Union and Differential Bevel Gear Axle, Removing. Refer to Removing the Differential Bevel Gear Axle and Spring Pin
- Differential Bevel Gear, Thrust Washer Union and Differential Bevel Gear Axle, Installing. Refer to Installing the Differential Bevel Gears
- Bearing Inner Race/Taper Roller Bearing
- Removing. Refer to Removing the Bearing Inner Race/Taper Roller Bearing .
- Installing. Refer to Heat the Bearing Inner Race/Tapered Roller Bearing and Press on It .
- Outer Race/Tapered Roller Bearing
- Removing. Refer to Removing the Outer Race/Tapered Roller Bearing from the Clutch Housing .
- Installing. Refer to Pressing Outer Race/Tapered Roller Bearing with Shim into Clutch Housing. .
- Washer
Installed position: the collar on the inner circumference faces the seal.
- Clutch Housing
- Seal
- Replace after removing
- Replacing on FWD. Refer to RIGHT SEAL, REPLACING, FWD
- AWD, between the manual transmission and bevel box
- Replacing. Refer to RIGHT SEAL, REPLACING ON THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION, BETWEEN THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND BEVEL BOX .
- Seal
- For the right flange shaft
- AWD only
- Replace with the bevel box installed. Refer to RIGHT SEAL, REPLACING, AWD
- Hex Bolt
- 40 Nm+ 90°
- Replace after removing
- Quantity: 4
- Bolt
- 33 Nm
- Replace after removing
- Right Flange Shaft
- FWD, Removing and installing. Refer to RIGHT SEAL, REPLACING, FWD
- AWD, Removing and installing. Refer to RIGHT SEAL, REPLACING, AWD .
- Seal
- Replace after removing
- AWD only
- Replacing. Refer to NEEDLE BEARING (POLYGON BEARING) AND NEEDLE BEARING SEAL ON THE RIGHT FLANGE SHAFT, REPLACING .
- Needle Bearing (Polygon Bearing)
- AWD only
- Replacing. Refer to NEEDLE BEARING (POLYGON BEARING) AND NEEDLE BEARING SEAL ON THE RIGHT FLANGE SHAFT, REPLACING .
- Circlip
- Replace after removing
- On AWD for needle bearing (polygon bearing)
- AWD Bevel Box
- Bevel Box Components. Refer to OVERVIEW - BEVEL BOX COMPONENTS
- Seal
- Replace after removing
- AWD, between the bevel box and the manual transmission
- AWD, replace when the bevel box is removed. Refer to SEAL BETWEEN BEVEL BOX AND MANUAL TRANSMISSION, REPLACING .
- Circlip
- Holds the tapered ring, the thrust washer and the pressure spring when the flange shaft is removed
- Tapered Ring
- With grooves for the thrust washer
- Installed position: ball toward the differential housing
- Thrust Washer
- Installed position: collar towards spring, tab toward tapered ring
- Left Flange Shaft Spring
- installed behind left flange shaft
- Left Flange Shaft
- Depending on vehicle equipment with ring
- Alternating from side to side, pry the protective ring off of the left flange shaft with a screwdriver.
- Installed position: the depression points away from threaded holes in flanged shaft
- Install the ring all the way by hand.
- The ring must lock into the flange shaft.
- Seal
- Replace after removing
- For the left flange shaft
- Replace with the transmission installed. Refer to LEFT SEAL, REPLACING .