Differential Cover: Service and Repair

WM 395819 Removing and installing cover for final drive

Tools





Technical values






Preliminary work

DANGER

Vehicle raised incorrectly.

- Danger of fatal injury or material damage should the vehicle fall down.

-> Raise the vehicle at the prescribed jacking points.

1. Jack and raise the vehicle at the prescribed jacking points.
-> 401000 Lifting the vehicle
2. Remove underbody panelling.
-> 519419 Removing and installing rear cover - section on "Removing"
-> 519320 Removing and installing centre cover - section on "Removing"
-> 519219 Removing and installing front cover - section on "Removing"
3. Remove the cardan shaft.
-> 390219 Removing and installing cardan shaft - section on "Removing"
4. Remove front final drive.
-> 398819 Removing and installing front final drive - section on "Removing"
5. Drain oil for front final drive.
-> 399055 Changing oil for front final drive - section on "Draining"

Removing cover for front final drive

1. Remove halfshaft flange.
Lever off halfshaft flange with a mounting lever and pull it out.





Halfshaft flange

2. Remove cover for final drive.
2.1. Unscrew screws -2- between cover for final drive -1- and final drive.





Removing cover for final drive

2.2. Loosen cover for final drive -1- by tapping it with a rubber hammer if necessary, and remove it.

Installing cover for front final drive

1. Sealing ring must always be replaced.
1.1. Fit sealing ring on cover without twisting it.
1.2. Coat sealing ring with Vaseline.
2. Install cover for final drive.
2.1. Fit cover for final drive on the transmission and position it using a centering pin P 9321.
2.2. Screw in screws between the cover and transmission.





Removing and installing cover for final drive

=> Tightening torque: 25 Nm (19 ftlb.)
3. Install halfshaft flange.





Replacing circlip

3.1. Replace circlip -A- for the halfshaft flange. To do this, clamp the flange in the vice with a hexagon-head bolt -B- and press the circlip out with the new circlip -A-.
3.2. Grease circlip -A- for easier fitting.
3.3. Tap halfshaft flange -arrow- into the transmission using a rubber hammer.





Tapping in halfshaft flange

Subsequent work

1. Install front final drive.
-> 398819 Removing and installing front final drive - section on "Installing"
2. Fill in oil for front final drive.
-> 399055 Changing oil for front final drive - section on "Filling in"
3. Install the cardan shaft.
-> 390219 Removing and installing cardan shaft - section on "Installing"
4. Install underbody panelling.
-> 519319 Removing and installing centre cover - section on "Installing"
-> 519419 Removing and installing rear cover - section on "Installing"
-> 519219 Removing and installing front cover - section on "Installing"
5. Lower the vehicle.