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Differential Assembly Overview






Differential Assembly Overview

Heat inner race/tapered roller bearing to approximately 100° C before installing.

Always replace both taper roller bearings together as a set.

Adjust differential => [ Differential, Adjusting ] Differential, Adjusting, when replacing tapered roller bearing, differential housing, transmission housing and clutch housing.





1 Transmission housing

2 Shim

For differential

Determining thickness => [ Differential, Adjusting ] Differential, Adjusting.

3 Tapered roller bearing outer race

Pulling out => [ Pulling outer race/tapered roller bearing out
of transmission housing ] Differential

Pressing in => [ Pressing outer race/tapered roller bearing into
transmission housing ] Differential

4 Tapered roller bearing inner race

Pulling off => [ Pulling off inner races/tapered roller bearing ] Differential

Pressing on => [ Pressing on inner races/tapered roller bearing ] Differential

5 Differential housing

With drive gear for final drive

Thrust washer union installed to differential housing => [ On some transmissions the thrust washer union
was made with a ridge in area of holes. ] Differential

6 Tapered roller bearing inner race

Pulling off => [ Pulling off inner races/tapered roller bearing ] Differential

Pressing on => [ Pressing on inner races/tapered roller bearing ] Differential

7 Tapered roller bearing outer race

Pressing out => [ Pressing tapered roller bearing outer race out
from clutch housing ] Differential

Pressing in => [ Pressing outer race/tapered roller bearing into
clutch housing ] Differential

8 Clutch housing

9 Sleeve

For mounting of seal => [ (Item 10) Seal ]

Removing and installing => [ Transmission and Clutch Housing ] Transmission and Clutch Housing.

10 Seal

Replace with transmission installed => [ Removal and Installation ] Table of Contents.

11 Oil seal and sleeve as one part

If seal is damaged, replace seal and sleeve together => [ Removal and Installation ] Table of Contents.

12 Countersunk screw, 25 Nm

Screw together with threaded piece => [ (Item 20) Threaded piece ]

13 Flange shaft

Removing and installing => [ Removal and Installation ] Table of Contents.

14 Spring for flange shaft

Rear flanged shaft installed

15 Thrust washer

Installed location => [ Installation position of thrust washer for
tapered ring ] Differential

16 Tapered ring

With grooves to engage thrust washer

Installation location: Taper toward differential housing

17 Circlip

Holds tapered ring, thrust washer and compression spring in position with flanged shaft removed

18 Thrust washer union

Install coated with gear oil

On some transmissions, the thrust washer union was made with a ridge => [ On some transmissions the thrust washer union
was made with a ridge in area of holes. ] Differential

19 Large differential bevel gear

Installing => [ Installing differential planetary gears ] Differential

20 Threaded piece

Installing => [ Installing differential planetary gears ] Differential

21 Differential bevel gear axle

Driving out using drift

Installing => [ Installing differential planetary gears ] Differential

22 Roll pin

For securing axle for differential bevel gears

Removing and installing => [ Removing and installing roll pin for differential
bevel gear axle ] Differential

23 Small differential bevel gear

Installing => [ Installing differential planetary gears ] Differential

24 Large differential bevel gear

Installing => [ Installing differential planetary gears ] Differential