Rear axle and rear final drive

Chapter overview

• Technical data
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• 1 General information
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• 1.1 Rear axle type plate
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• 1.2 Advantages of all-wheel drive
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• 1.3 Function of permanent all-wheel drive
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• 1.4 Differential locks
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• 2 Repair notes
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• 2.1 Gaskets and seals
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• 2.2 Locking devices
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• 2.3 Nuts and bolts
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• 2.4 Bearings
  3
• 2.5 Shims
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• 3 Technical data
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• 3.1 Technical data for rear axle
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• 3.2 Technical data for transfer box
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• 3.3 Calculation of gear ratios
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• 4 Overview - power transmission
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• 4.1 Overview - power transmission - all-wheel drive
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• Controls, housing
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• 1 Transfer box (Crafter 4MOTION with Achleitner all-wheel drive)
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• 1.1 Assembly overview - transfer box
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• 1.2 Removing and installing transfer box
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• 1.3 Removing and installing rubber bush and rear bracket of transfer box
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• 1.4 Removing and installing upper bracket for transfer box
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• 1.5 Removing and installing rubber bush and front bracket for transfer box
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• 1.6 Removing and installing front bracket for transfer box
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• 1.7 Checking and replenishing gear oil level in transfer box
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• 1.8 Removing and installing transfer box control motor V455
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• 1.9 Removing and installing pneumatic actuator
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• Final drive - front differential
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• 1 Front final drive (Crafter 4MOTION with Achleitner all-wheel drive)
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• 1.1 Assembly overview - front final drive
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• 1.2 Removing and installing front final drive
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• 1.3 Checking and replenishing gear oil level in front final drive
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• 1.4 Removing and installing flange shafts on front final drive
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• 1.5 Renewing oil seals on front final drive
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• Final drive - differential
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• 1 Rear axle
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• 1.1 Assembly overview - rear axle
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• 1.2 Assembly overview - rear axle, Crafter 4MOTION with Achleitner four-wheel drive
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• 1.3 Removing and installing rear axle
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• 2 Gear oil
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• 2.1 Checking gear oil level
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• 2.2 Checking gear oil level, Crafter 4MOTION with Achleitner four-wheel drive
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• 3 Oil seals
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• 3.1 Renewing seal for propshaft flange of rear axle
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• 4 Final drive
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• 4.1 Assembly overview - final drive
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• 4.2 Adjustment overview
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• 4.3 Overview of shims
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• 4.4 Removing and installing drive pinion and differential
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• 4.5 Pulling tapered roller bearing for drive pinion off and pressing it on
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• 4.6 Pulling tapered roller bearing for differential off and pressing it on
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• 4.7 Adjusting crown wheel
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• 4.8 Tables for printing out, crown wheel adjustment
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• 4.9 Adjusting drive pinion
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• 4.10 Tables for printing out, drive pinion adjustment
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• 5 Propshaft
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• 5.1 Assembly overview - propshaft
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• 5.2 Assembly overview - propshaft, Crafter 4MOTION with Achleitner four-wheel drive
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• 5.4 Removing and installing propshaft
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• 5.5 Removing and installing front propshaft (Crafter 4MOTION with Achleitner all-wheel drive)
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• 5.6 Removing and installing rear propshaft (Crafter 4MOTION with Achleitner all-wheel drive)
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• 5.7 Aligning propshaft, Crafter 4MOTION with Achleitner four-wheel drive
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• 5.9 Renewing intermediate bearing of 2-part propshaft
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• 5.10 Renewing intermediate bearing of three section propshaft
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• 5.11 Renewing front intermediate bearing of propshaft
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• 5.12 Installing protective caps
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• 5.13 Removing and installing flexible coupling with damper weight
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• 5.14 Removing and installing damper weight
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• 6 Air compressor/pressure accumulator, Crafter 4MOTION with Achleitner four-wheel drive
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• 6.1 Assembly overview - air compressor V534 /pressure accumulator
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• 6.2 Removing and installing air compressor V534 and pressure accumulator
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• 6.3 Releasing pressure before working on compressed air system
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• 6.4 Repairing air line
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• 6.5 Removing and installing valve block for compressed air
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• 6.6 Removing and installing pressure switch for air compressor F503
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• 6.7 Performing pressure test
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