Propshaft and rear final drive

Chapter overview

• Technical data
  1
• 1 Safety information
  1
• 1.1 Safety measures when working on vehicles with a start/stop system
  1
• 1.3 General safety provisions
  1
• 2 Identification
  3
• 2.1 Identification of final drive
  3
• 3 Repair instructions
  4
• 3.1 General repair instructions
  4
• 3.2 Gaskets and seals
  5
• 3.3 Nuts and bolts
  5
• 4 Technical data
  7
• 4.1 Capacities
  7
• 4.2 Allocation gearbox - engine
  7
• 5 Overview - power transmission
  10
• 5.1 Overview - power transmission - all-wheel drive
  10
• 6 Electrical components
  12
• 6.1 Overview of fitting locations – electrical components
  12
• Final drive - rear differential
  14
• 1 Final drive
  14
• 1.1 Assembly overview - final drive
  14
• 1.2 Removing and installing final drive
  14
• 2 Assembly mountings
  25
• 2.1 Assembly overview - assembly mountings
  25
• 2.2 Removing and installing bonded rubber bush
  27
• 3 Gear oil
  36
• 3.1 Overview of fitting locations - oil drain and inspection plugs
  36
• 3.2 Checking gear oil level
  36
• 4 Oil seals
  39
• 4.1 Overview of fitting locations - oil seals
  39
• 4.2 Renewing left seal
  39
• 4.3 Renewing right seal
  42
• 4.4 Renewing oil seal for propshaft flange on rear final drive
  45
• 5 All-wheel drive coupling
  55
• 5.1 Assembly overview – all-wheel drive coupling
  55
• 5.2 Checking function
  57
• 5.3 Checking oil level
  58
• 5.4 Removing and installing all-wheel drive coupling pump V181
  59
• 5.5 Removing and installing all-wheel drive coupling
  64
• 5.6 Removing and installing control unit
  73
• 5.7 Draining and filling high performance fluid for all-wheel drive coupling
  74
• 6 Propshaft
  77
• 6.1 Assembly overview – propshaft
  77
• 6.2 Removing and installing propshaft
  78
• 6.3 Removing and installing front flexible coupling
  85
• 6.4 Removing and installing rear flexible coupling
  87