Self-Locking Center Differential Cover

Self-Locking Center Differential Cover

• Automatic transmission clean working conditions, refer to => [ Clean Working Conditions ] Clean Working Conditions.

• General repair instructions, refer to => [ General Repair Information ] General Repair Information.

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Used Oil Collecting and Extracting Device (V.A.G 1782)

• Protective eyewear

Removing


Do not start or tow vehicle with self-locking center differential removed or when gear oil has been drained.

• The cover for self-locking center differential is secured to transmission with 7 bolts.





• The cover has no oil drain plug, so the gear oil can only be drained by removing cover.

• The right transmission support is secured to the self-locking center differential cover with a bolt. This bolt must be removed. The transmission support must not be removed completely, however, all steps for removing the transmission support must be followed in order to remove the cover (for example driveshaft must be disconnected and tied up to the side, rear of transmission must be lowered (=> [ Rear Transmission Support and Transmission Mount ] Rear Transmission Support and Transmission Mount).

- Remove the right transmission support from the self-locking center differential cover.





- Place (V.A.G 1782) beneath transmission.






Wear protective eyewear.

- Loosen and remove cover bolts opposite the tightening sequence.

- Drain the ATF.


Carefully remove the self-locking center differential cover from the transmission toward the rear.

Otherwise, the self-locking center differential can fall out of the transmission.

- Secure the self-locking center differential from falling out or pull it rearward and off from the output shaft.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal.

If the shim has accidentally fallen out:

- Clean the shim, lubricate with gear oil and insert into transmission.

• The shim must be the correct size and must not be replaced by a shim with a different thickness.

- O-ring on transfer case cover, removing and installing

If the self-locking center differential was removed:

- Place the self-locking center differential on output shaft splines, rotate slightly.





- Check whether installed self-locking center differential can be turned by hand.

- Place the cover with shaft installed on self-locking center differential, rotating slightly if necessary.

- Replace the O-ring in self-locking center differential cover.

- Install the self-locking center differential cover.

Tightening sequence:

- Tighten the bolts - 1 - and - 2 - to 3 Nm.





- Tighten bolts - 1 through 11 - in sequence shown to the tightening specification.

- Perform all steps described for the installation of the transmission support. Refer to => [ Rear Transmission Support and Transmission Mount ] Rear Transmission Support and Transmission Mount

- Transfer Case Gear Oil, Filling after Repair. Refer to => [ Transfer Case, Transmissions with Separate Oil Systems, Filling after Repair ] Transfer Case, Transmissions With Separate Oil Systems, Filling After Repair

Tightening Specifications