Operation CHARM: Car repair manuals for everyone.

Differential Assembly


Rear Axle Center Piece Without Lateral Bearing Cap:





10 Ring gear
- Check for damage and wear, heat to 60-70°C and mount

11 Tapered roller bearing (differential)
- Check for damage and wear

12 Differential housing
- Check for wear

13 Hex. head screw normal of self-locking
- Renew, pay attention to tightening torque and length.

26 Locking ring
- Check for perfect seat

29 Radial sealing ring
- Renew

40 Slot nut or double hex. collar nut
- Renew, secure by peening collar

41 Universal flange
- Check, renew, if vertical runout exceeds 0.06 after resetting several times

42 Radial sealing ring
- Renew

43 Small tapered roller bearing (drive pinion)
- Check for damage and wear

44 Spacing sleeve
- Renew

45 Compensating washer

46 Large tapered roller bearing (drive pinion)
- Check for damage and wear

47 Drive pinion
- Pay attention to mating no., check for damage and wear.

46 Washer
- Renew

50 Self-locking hex. nut
- Renew, tightening torque 100 Nm

51 Washer

52 Stud
- Check for damage, tightening torque 50 Nm

53 Closing plug

53a Sealing ring
- Renew

54 Rear axle housing
- Check for damage

55 Breather
- Renew

56 Hex. head screw
- Tightening torque 45 Nm

56a Corrugated washer
- Renew

57 End cover
- Check for damage, clean parting surface and coat with sealing compound