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Differential Assembly Overview






Differential Assembly Overview

Differential, removing and installing => [ Differential ] Differential.

Always replace both tapered roller bearings together as a set.

Adjustments are required when replacing components marked with 1). List of adjustments => [ Adjustment Overview ] Adjustment Overview.





1 Transmission housing 1)

2 Adjustment shim "S2"

Note thickness

Adjustment overview, refer to => [ Adjustment Overview ] Adjustment Overview

3 Outer race for right tapered roller bearing 1)

Pulling out, refer to => [ Pulling Outer Race for Right Tapered Roller Bearing out of Transmission Housing ] Differential

Driving in, refer to => [ Right Tapered Roller Bearing Out Race, Driving Into Transmission Housing ] Differential

4 Inner race for right tapered roller bearing 1)

Pulling off, refer to => [ Removing the Right Tapered Roller Bearing Inner Race ] Differential

Pressing on, refer to => [ Pressing Off Left and Right Tapered Roller Bearing Inner Race ] Differential

5 Ring gear1)

Mated with pinion (final drive set)

Allocate according to transmission code letters

Press off of housing using drift, refer to => [ Driving Ring Gear from Housing ] Differential

Install on differential housing, refer to => [ Heat Ring Gear to Approximately 100 °C and Install ] Differential

6 Differential housing1)

7 Bolt - 60 Nm plus an additional 45° turn

Replace

Lightly fasten bolts, then tighten in a diagonal sequence to torque specification

8 Inner race for left tapered roller bearing 1)

Pulling off, refer to => [ Removing the Left Tapered Roller Bearing Inner Race ] Differential

Pressing on, refer to => [ Pressing Off Left and Right Tapered Roller Bearing Inner Race ] Differential

9 Outer race for left tapered roller bearing 1)

Pulling out, refer to => [ Left Tapered Roller Bearing Outer Race, Removing from Final Drive Cover ] Differential

Installing, refer to => [ Left Tapered Roller Bearing Outer Race, Pressing Into Final Drive Cover ] Differential

10 Adjustment shim "S1"

Note thickness

Adjustment overview, refer to => [ Adjustment Overview ] Adjustment Overview

11 Final drive cover1)

With an O-ring

12 Thrust washer union

Install coated with gear oil

13 Large differential bevel gear

Installing, refer to => [ Differential Planetary Gears, Installing ] Differential

14 Axle for differential bevel gears

Drive out with drift after removing spring pin

15 Spring pin

For securing the axle for differential bevel gears

Remove from the differential housing using a drift

Press-in dimension: 1.5 mm above the differential housing

16 Small differential bevel gear

Installing, refer to => [ Differential Planetary Gears, Installing ] Differential