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Rear Final Drive Components, Pinion Seal, Final Drive 0BN







Pinion Seal, Final Drive 0BN

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Puller (T10055)

Assembly Tool (T10432)

Two 4 mm screws

Sealing Grease for Seal (G 052 128 A1)

Removing

- Remove the rear final drive. Refer to => [ Rear Final Drive ] Rear Final Drive.

- Lay the final drive on a workbench.

- Remove the O-ring - 1 - and the circlip - 2 -.






- Punch two holes into the cover using a drift and then screw in the two 4 mm screws - arrows -.






- Remove the dust cap using the puller (T10055).

- Punch two holes into the seal using a drift.

- Screw in the two 4 mm diameter screws.

Be careful not to install the screws too deep otherwise the bearing underneath will get damaged.

- Remove the seal using the puller (T10055).

Installing

- Fill the space between the sealing and dust lips half way with sealing grease for seal (G 052 128 A1).

- Cover the splines on the stub shaft with adhesive tape.

- Install the new seal into the seal seat on the final drive.

- Install the seal all the way in using the thrust piece (T10432). Be careful not to tilt it.






- Remove the adhesive tape.

- Install the new dust cap using the thrust piece (T10432/2).






- Install the new O-ring and circlip.






- Install the rear final drive. Refer to => [ Rear Final Drive ] Rear Final Drive.

- Check the rear final drive gear oil level. Refer to => [ Rear Final Drive Gear Oil Level, Checking ] Rear Final Drive Gear Oil Level, Checking.