Center Differential, Removing and Installing

5 Speed A/T 01V

Center differential, removing and installing
Removing
- Remove front exhaust pipes:





- Unbolt heat shield for driveshaft from cover for Torsen differential (arrows).





- Unbolt driveshaft -1- from transmission and let rest on heat shield -2- , Refer to, Driveshaft, removing and installing.
- Secure driveshaft using wire (arrow) at bracket -3- of fuel lines.
- Drain center differential gear oil.





- Loosen mounting bolts (arrows) for center differential housing in diagonal sequence and remove.

WARNING: Carefully pull center differential housing off of transmission toward rear. The Torsen differential could otherwise fall out of the transmission.





- Pull Torsen differential off output shaft toward rear.

Installing
Installation is reverse of removal, noting the following:





- Check for alignment bushing (arrow A) and (arrow B).
- Install gasket

Note: Lightly coat sealing surface -D- with gear oil to prevent the seal from slipping.

- Slide cleaned magnet into cast holding pocket -1- in intermediate flange.
- Add 200 ml. gear oil to output housing , Refer to (comparable to gear oil, topping up on removed and disassembled center differential.





- Install Torsen differential onto splines of output shaft and bottom spur gear while turning slowly.
- Check whether installed Torsen differential can be turned by hand.





- Install fully assembled transfer housing with installed spur gears and rear drive flange onto transmission flange.
- Insert bolts for transfer housing and tighten to final tightening torque in diagonal sequence in several stages.
- Bolt driveshaft to transmission flange, Driveshaft, removing and installing, Refer to Drive/Propeller Shaft Service and Repair
- Fill transfer housing with gear oil and check oil level





Tightening torques