Dismantling
1. Raise the front of the car.
WARNING: Do not work under a vehicle that is only supported by a jack. Always install safety props.
2. Remove the lower engine protection.
EXTERIOR PARTS, REPAIR WORKS, Engine lower shield.
3. Remove a reception pipe of system of release.
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4. Drain the oil from the transfer case.
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5. Raise one rear wheel so that the driveshaft can be rotated to access the bolts.
6. For ease of reassembly, mark the position on the front propeller shaft.
7. Turn away 6 nuts and remove bolts of fastening of a cardan shaft to a leading flange of a distributing box.
8. Remove the propeller shaft from the transfer box drive flange and tie it aside.
CAUTION: Care must be taken when removing the three-roller joint from the transfer case. In order not to damage the cover, it must not be fully stretched, the hinge body must be protected from shock.
9. Turn away 2 nuts of fastening of an arm of an exhaust pipe to a case of a shaft of a drive of the back bridge, remove an arm.
10. Turn away a nut of fastening of a heat-shielding screen to a distributing box.
11. Turn away 2 remained nuts of fastening of a case of a shaft of a drive of the back bridge.
12. Remove the rear axle drive shaft housing.
13. Remove and discard O-ring.
14. Remove and save spacer.
Installation
1. Clean the rear axle drive shaft housing and mating surface on the transfer case.
2. Wash off the spacer.
3. Install the spacer on the transfer case.
4. Lubricate a new O-ring with transfer case gear oil and install the seal in the shaft housing.
5. Install the rear axle drive shaft housing.
6. Install the exhaust pipe bracket and heat shield, fit the nuts and tighten them to a torque of 10 Nm.
7. Fit the nut securing the heat shield to the transfer case and tighten it to 45 Nm.
8. Fit remaining crankcase nuts and tighten all nuts. Tightening torque 25 Nm.
9. Check that the mating surfaces of the propeller shaft flange and rear axle drive shaft flange are clean.
10. Install the cardan shaft on the transfer case drive flange so that the previously made marks line up. Tighten nuts and bolts to 42 Nm.
11. Establish a reception pipe of system of release.
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12. Lower the rear wheel and remove the jack.
13. Fill oil into the transfer case housing to the required level.
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14. Reinstall the lower engine guard.
EXTERIOR PARTS, REPAIR WORKS, Engine lower shield.
15. Remove props and lower the car.
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