Removing
Place the car on a two post lift.
Disconnect the wires from the battery terminals, starting with the negative terminal.
Remove the engine undertray.
Drain the gearbox oil.
Remove:
- wheel;
- mudguard;
- hub nut;
- tie rod end ball joint;
- ball joint of the anti-roll bar;
- ball joint of the suspension arm.
Disconnect:
- block of wires from the wheel speed sensor;
- xenon headlight range sensor wiring (if they are installed).
Pic. 3.37. intermediate support flange
Remove intermediate support flange (pic. 3.37).
Pic. 3.38. Removing the drive shaft
Remove the wheel drive shaft (pic. 3.38).
Oil seal replacement
Tap the gland on the base with a punch and a small hammer so that the gland turns in the socket.
Then remove it with pliers, being careful not to damage the side gear splines.
Installation
Pic. 3.39. New differential seal
Lubricate the new oil seal (pic. 3.39).
Press in a new oil seal using a mandrel (Bvi. 1666) (index A: for the right side, index B: for the left side).
Position the wheel drive shaft in front of the side gear.
Installation is made in an order, the return to removal.
Torque tighten:
- wheel mounting bolts (110 Nm);
- nut of fastening of a finger of a spherical support of the suspension arm (62 Nm);
- nut of fastening of a finger of a ball joint of a tip of steering draft (37 Nm);
- anti-roll bar ball joint nut (44 Nm);
- hub nut (280 Nm);
- wheel drive shaft intermediate bearing flange nut (21 Nm);
- bolts for fastening jet thrust to the engine (180 Nm);
- tie rod to subframe bolts (105 Nm).
Pour oil into the gearbox.
Connect the battery.