Dismantling
1. Put the car on a lift.
2. Disconnect the negative plug from the storage battery.
3. Remove the exhaust system.
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4. Gasoline models only: remove the 5 nuts securing the left heat shield. Remove the heat shield.
5. Remove the 8 nuts securing the central heat shield and remove the shield.
6. Remove the 8 hex head screws securing the fuel tank heat shield and remove the shield.
7. Raise the vehicle so that the driveshaft can turn.
8. Put mounting marks on the propeller shaft to facilitate subsequent assembly.
9. Remove the 6 nuts and bolts securing the propeller shaft to the final drive shank flange.
10. Separate the cardan joint from the flange of the final drive shank and support the cardan shaft.
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the protective boot or hinge, do not allow the propeller shaft to hang on the hinge.
11. Turn out 6 Torx screws fastening the propeller shaft to the transfer case flange.
12. Separate the cardan joint from the transfer case flange and support the cardan shaft.
13. Turn away 2 nuts of fastening of an intermediate support and remove cardan shaft.
Assembly
1. Install the cardan shaft, tighten the intermediate support mounting nuts, but do not fully tighten them at this stage.
2. Clean the cardan shaft joints and matching flanges.
3. Align the cardan shaft joints with the flanges so that the mounting marks match. Tighten the Torx type screws securing the propeller shaft to the transfer case flange with a torque of 85 Nm, and the nuts securing the propeller shaft to the final drive shank flange with a torque of 70 Nm.
4. Tighten nuts of fastening of an intermediate support with the moment of an inhaling of 21 Н·м.
Before tightening the screws, check that the intermediate support is not stressed.
5. Install the fuel tank heat shield and tighten the screws securing it.
6. Install the central heat shield and tighten its nuts.
7. Gasoline models only: Install the left heat shield and tighten its nuts.
8. Reinstall the exhaust system.
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9. Lower the lift.
10. Connect the negative terminal to the battery.
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