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Differential: Description and Operation






Differential Overview

Heat the inner race/tapered roller bearing to 100 °C (212 °F) before installing.

Replace both tapered roller bearings together.

Adjust the differential, refer to => [ Adjustment Overview ] Adjustment Overview when replacing the tapered roller bearing, differential housing, transmission housing and/or clutch housing.






1 Transmission Housing

2 Adjusting Shim

For the differential.

To select the correct thickness, refer to => [ Differential, Adjusting ] Differential, Adjusting.

3 Outer Race/Tapered Roller Bearing

Removing, refer to => [ Removing the Outer Race/Tapered Roller Bearing from the Transmission Housing ] Service and Repair.

Installing, refer to => [ Installing the Outer Race/Tapered Roller Bearing into the Transmission Housing ] Service and Repair.

4 Inner Race/Tapered Roller Bearing

Removing, refer to => [ Removing the Bearing Inner Race/Tapered Roller Bearing ] Service and Repair.

Installing, refer to => [ Installing the Bearing Inner Race/Tapered Roller Bearing ] Service and Repair.

5 Differential Housing

With the final drive gear.

Thrust washer union fitted to differential housing, refer to => [ On some Transmissions, the Thrust Washer Union has a Ridge. ] Service and Repair.

Roll pin hole adapted to the length of the roll pin, refer to => [ Allocation, Differential Housing ] Service and Repair.

Allocate according to the Parts Catalog

6 Inner Race/Tapered Roller Bearing

Removing, refer to => [ Removing the Bearing Inner Race/Tapered Roller Bearing ] Service and Repair.

Installing, refer to => [ Installing the Bearing Inner Race/Tapered Roller Bearing ] Service and Repair.

7 Outer Race/Tapered Roller Bearing

Removing, refer to => [ Removing the Outer Race/Tapered Roller Bearing from the Clutch Housing ] Service and Repair.

Installing, refer to => [ Installing the Outer Race/Tapered Roller Bearing into the Clutch Housing ] Service and Repair.

8 Clutch Housing

9 Sleeve

For installing the seal - item 10 -

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Transmission and Clutch Housings ] Transmission and Clutch Housings.

10 Seal

Left flange shaft seal, installing with the transmission installed. Refer to => [ Left Flange Shaft and Seal ] Left Flange Shaft and Seal.

Right flange shaft seal, install with transmission installed. Refer to => [ Right Flange Shaft, Seal and Sleeve (Two-Piece) ] Right Flange Shaft, Seal and Sleeve (Two-Piece).

11 Seal and Sleeve (One Piece)

If the seal is damaged, then replace both the seal and sleeve. Refer to => [ Right Flange Shaft, Seal with Sleeve (One-Piece) ] Final Drive, Differential (0A4 Manual Transmission)Right Flange Shaft, Seal With Sleeve (One-Piece).

12 Bolt

25 Nm

Install with the threaded piece - item 20 -

13 Flange Shaft

Removing and installing, refer to one of the following:

=> [ Left Flange Shaft and Seal ] Left Flange Shaft and Seal.

=> [ Right Flange Shaft, Seal with Sleeve (One-Piece) ] Final Drive, Differential (0A4 Manual Transmission)Right Flange Shaft, Seal With Sleeve (One-Piece).

=> [ Right Flange Shaft, Seal and Sleeve (Two-Piece) ] Right Flange Shaft, Seal and Sleeve (Two-Piece).

14 Flange Shaft Pressure Spring

Installed behind the flange shaft.

15 Thrust Washer

Installed position, refer to => [ Installed Position: Tapered Ring Thrust Washer ] Service and Repair.

16 Tapered Ring

With grooves for the thrust washer.

Installed position: differential housing taper.

17 Locking Ring

Holds the tapered ring, the thrust washer and the pressure spring when the flange shaft is removed.

18 Thrust Washer Union

Install using transmission fluid.

The thrust washer union has a ridge on some transmissions. Refer to => [ On some Transmissions, the Thrust Washer Union has a Ridge. ] Service and Repair.

19 Large Differential Bevel Gear

Installing, refer to => [ Installing the Differential Planetary Gears and Differential Bevel Gear Axle ] Service and Repair.

20 Threaded Piece

Installing, refer to => [ Installing the Differential Planetary Gears and Differential Bevel Gear Axle ] Service and Repair.

21 Differential Taper Axle

Removing with a short roll pin, refer to => [ Roll Pin with Groove (short roll pin): Removing and Installing ] Service and Repair.

Removing with a long roll pin, refer to => [ Roll Pin without a Surrounding Groove (long roll pin), Removing: Press out the Differential Bevel Gear Axle ] Service and Repair.

Installing, refer to => [ Installing the Differential Planetary Gears and Differential Bevel Gear Axle ] Service and Repair.

22 Adapter Sleeve

For securing the axle for differential bevel gears.

Different lengths of roll pins are installed.

Differentiating the roll pins. Refer to => [ Differentiating the Roll Pins ] Service and Repair.

Short roll pin: Removing and installing, refer to => [ Roll Pin with Groove (short roll pin): Removing and Installing ] Service and Repair.

Long roll pin: Sheared off during removal, refer to => [ Roll Pin without a Surrounding Groove (long roll pin), Removing: Press out the Differential Bevel Gear Axle ] Service and Repair.

Long roll pin: Installing, refer to => [ Roll Pin without a Surrounding Groove (long roll pin), Installing ] Service and Repair.

23 Small Differential Bevel Gear

Installing, refer to => [ Installing the Differential Planetary Gears and Differential Bevel Gear Axle ] Service and Repair.

24 Large Differential Bevel Gear

Installing, refer to => [ Installing the Differential Planetary Gears and Differential Bevel Gear Axle ] Service and Repair.