Removing
1. Raise the back of the car.
WARNING: Do not work under a vehicle supported only by a jack. Always support the vehicle with jack stands.
2. Put control marks on the flanges of the propeller shaft to facilitate subsequent assembly.
3. Turn away four nuts and turn out bolts of fastening of a cardan shaft to a case of differential.
4. Release the cardan shaft and tie it aside.
5. Using tool LRT-51-003 to hold the final drive gear flange, remove the flange mounting bolt.
6. Remove the final drive gear flange.
7. Install a container to collect the oil.
8.
CAUTION: Be careful not to damage the oil seal groove.
Using a suitable lever, remove the oil seal and discard it.
Installation
1. Clean the oil seal groove and drive gear flange.
2. Lubricate the sealing lip of the NEW oil seal with clean oil.
3. Using tool LRT-51-010, install the oil seal.
4. Clean the mating splines of the pinion flange and differential pinion shaft.
5. Apply high strength locking compound STC50554 to the pinion flange splines.
6. Install drive gear flange.
7. Hold the flange using tool LRT-51-003 and screw in the bolt. Tighten the bolt to 100 Nm (74 lb-ft).
8. Connect the cardan shaft to the differential housing and align the reference marks.
9. Screw in the flange bolts and tighten to 48 Nm.
10. Remove supports and lower the car.
11. Add oil to the differential.
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