Overview - Differential, Fwd
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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 Inner Race/Tapered Roller Bearing .
- Installing. Refer to Heat the 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 Spring Pin for the Differential Bevel Gear Axle
- 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 Inner Race/Tapered Roller Bearing .
- Installing. Refer to Heat the 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 right flange shaft
- Clutch Housing
- Seal
- Replace after removing
- For the right flange shaft
- Replace when the transmission is installed. Refer to RIGHT SEAL, REPLACING, FWD .
- Bolt
- 33 Nm
- Replace after removing
- Right Flange Shaft
- Protective Ring
- Alternating from side to side, pry the protective ring off of the right 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. Refer to OVERVIEW - DIFFERENTIAL .
- The ring must lock into the flange shaft.
- Flange Shaft Pressure Spring
- Installed behind the flange shaft
- Thrust Washer
- Installed position: the collar faces toward spring, and tab, if equipped, faces toward tapered ring
- Tapered Ring
- Installed position: ball toward the differential housing
- Circlip
- Holds the tapered ring, the thrust washer and the pressure spring when the flange shaft is removed
- Protective 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.
- Left Flange Shaft
- Seal
- Replace after removing
- For the left flange shaft
- Replacing. Refer to LEFT SEAL, REPLACING .