Bevel Box
Bevel Box
Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
• Wedge Tool (T10161)
• Hex Ball Socket (3247)
Removing
- Lift the vehicle, all 4 lift points of the hoist are at the same height.
- Turn the steering to the center position.
- Place the selector lever in the P position.
- Remove the ignition key and engage steering wheel lock.
- Loosen the right drive axle bolt - arrow -.
• Do not place the vehicle on the floor after loosening the bolt.
• To make it possible to rotate the driveshaft later so it can be loosened:
- Place the selector lever in the N position.
- Remove the ignition key and engage steering wheel lock.
- Remove the engine cover.
- Remove the noise insulation below the engine/transmission.
- Remove the right drive axle.
- Remove the pendulum support bolts - 1 and 2 -.
- Remove the right drive axle heat shield bolts - arrows - and shield, from the bevel box.
- Remove the transmission bracket bolts - 1 and 2 -.
- Mark the position of the driveshaft flexible disc to the bevel box output flange.
- Remove the driveshaft flexible disc bolts - arrows - from the bevel box output flange.
- Counter hold the rear final drive to loosen and tighten the bolts.
• To loosen the next bolt, rotate the driveshaft by turning the rear wheels.
- Place the left drive axle on the steering gear shield. Lay a cloth between the drive axle and shield.
- Remove the upper bevel box to transmission bolts - arrows -.
- Remove the lower bevel box to transmission bolts - arrows -.
- Disconnect the connector - 1 - from the oil level thermal sensor (G266).
- Press the engine and transmission forward by hand and secure it in this position with a suitable wood block - A -.
- Carefully press the bevel box off the transmission and remove it downward.
Installing
Install in reverse sequence; note the following points:
- Grease the splines on the differential with clutch disc spline grease (G 000 100).
- Install a new circlip - arrow A - and a new O-ring - arrow B - on the right stub shaft.
- Insert the bevel box and press it against the transmission until seated.
• If the tooth position is incorrect (the bevel box cannot be pressed against the transmission), rotate the stub shaft.
- If the tooth position is correct and it is guided centered, the bevel box slides against the transmission until seated.
CAUTION!
To ensure that the circlip of the stub shaft properly engages in the differential bevel gear, strike the front side of the toothed spindle with a plastic mallet. Do not pull the bevel box forcefully against the transmission by tightening the bolts. Otherwise the transmission or bevel box could be damaged.
- Install the bevel box to transmission with new bolts - arrows - by hand and then tighten to specification. Tightening specification: 40 Nm + 90° (1/4) additional turn.
- Install the transmission bracket - A -. Follow the installed location and tightening sequence for the bolts.
Installed Location
Tightening Sequence
- Check the oil level in the bevel box. Refer to => [ Bevel Box Gear Oil, Checking and Filling ] 09M,09MA Transmission.
- Install the right drive axle heat shield and bolts - arrows -.
- Position the driveshaft flexible disc to the bevel box output flange by pressing the engine/transmission assembly forward as far as necessary.
• The seal in the driveshaft flange - arrow - must not be damaged when removing and installing the transmission. Replace the driveshaft if damaged.
- Press the engine and transmission forward and remove the wood block - A -.
- Install the driveshaft flexible disc to bevel box output flange bolts - arrows -.
- Install new bolts for the pendulum support.
- Grease the stub shaft splines with grease (G 000 100).
- Install the right drive axle.
- Install the noise insulation.