Removal
Place the vehicle on a two-post lift.
Disconnect the wires from the battery terminals, starting with the negative terminal.
Remove the engine oil pan guard.
Drain the oil from the gearbox.
Remove:
- wheel;
- mudguard;
- hub nut;
- tie rod end ball joint;
- ball joint of the anti-roll bar;
- ball joint of the suspension arm.
Disconnect:
- the wiring harness from the wheel speed sensor;
- wiring of headlight corrector sensors with xenon lamps (if they are installed).
Fig. 3.37. Intermediate support flange
Remove the intermediate support flange (Fig. 3.37).
Fig. 3.38. Removing the drive shaft
Remove the wheel drive shaft (Fig. 3.38).
Replacing the oil seal
Tap the seal against the base with a punch and a small hammer until the seal rotates in its seat.
Then remove it with pliers, being careful not to damage the splines of the axle gear.
Installation
Fig. 3.39. New differential seal
Lubricate the new seal with oil (Fig. 3.39).
Press in the new 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 axle gear.
Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal.
Tighten to the specified torque:
- wheel mounting bolts (110 Nm);
- nut for fastening the ball joint pin of the suspension arm (62 Nm);
- nut for fastening the ball joint pin of the steering rod end (37 Nm);
- anti-roll bar ball joint pin mounting nut (44 Nm);
- hub nut (280 Nm);
- nut of the intermediate support flange of the wheel drive shaft (21 Nm);
- bolts for fastening the jet thrust to the engine (180 Nm);
- bolts for fastening the jet rod to the subframe (105 Nm).
Fill the gearbox with oil.
Connect the battery.