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Differential: Description and Operation






Differential Overview

Heat the bearing inner race/tapered roller bearing to approximately 100 °C (212 °F) using the inductive heat unit (VAS 6414). Wear protective gloves.

Replace both tapered roller bearings together.

Adjust the differential, refer to => [ Differential, Adjusting ] Differential, Adjusting when replacing the tapered roller bearing, differential housing, transmission housing 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 Bearing Inner Race/Taper 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.

6 Bearing Inner Race/Taper 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 => [ Pressing the Outer Race/Tapered Roller Bearing with Shim into the Clutch Housing ] Service and Repair.

8 Shim

Installed position: The shoulder on the inner circumference faces the seal - item 10 -.

For the correct allocation, refer to the Parts Catalog.

9 Clutch Housing

10 Seal

For the right flange shaft.

For the correct allocation, refer to the Parts Catalog.

Replace when the transmission is installed. Refer to => [ Right Flange Shaft and Seal ] Right Flange Shaft and Seal.

11 Countersunk Bolt

33 Nm

Install with the threaded piece - item 22 -.

12 Right Flange Shaft

13 Ring

Pry the ring off the right flange shaft - item 12 - with a screwdriver.

Installed position: The depression faces away from threaded holes in flange shaft.

Install the ring all the way by hand.

The ring must lock into the flange shaft.

14 Flange Shaft Pressure Spring

Installed behind the flange shaft.

15 Thrust Washer

Installed position: Collar to compression spring, braces (if installed) to tapered ring.

16 Tapered Ring

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 Large Differential Bevel Gear

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

19 Differential Taper Axle

Remove using a drift.

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

20 Roll Pin

To secure the differential bevel gear axle.

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Removing and Installing the Roll Pin for the Differential Bevel Gear Axle ] Service and Repair.

21 Small Differential Bevel Gear

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

22 Threaded Piece

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

23 Thrust Washer Union

Install using transmission fluid.

24 Ring

Pry the ring off the left flange shaft - item 25 - with a screwdriver.

Installed position: The depression faces away from threaded holes in flange shaft.

Install the ring all the way by hand.

The ring must lock into the flange shaft.

25 Left Flange Shaft

26 Seal

For the left flange shaft.

For the correct allocation, refer to the Parts Catalog.

Replace when the transmission is installed. Refer to => [ Left Flange Shaft and Seal ] Left Flange Shaft and Seal.