Removal and installation of the rear final drive with differential

1. Details of the installation of the rear final drive are indicated on resp. illustrations.



2. Raise the floor covering of the luggage compartment, remove the two plugs (And on the opposite illustrations) and remove the screws underneath (IN) fixing the main gear housing to the subframe. These bolts must not be reused.



3. Follow the steps described in paragraphs 3-9 Section 11.


4. To prevent damage to the rear left suspension height sensor (1 per resist. illustrations), disconnect the connector, give the sensor fasteners and lay it on the lower suspension arm (D).



5. Remove the fasteners of both drive shafts to the rear final drive (see Section 4). Remove the rear anti-roll bar (see chapter 10). To loosen/tighten the top bolt (upper arrow on resist. illustrations) clamp of the stabilizer, grasp the corresponding drive shaft in the flanged shaft of the rear final drive and press it up.



6. Loosen the bolt (B on resist. illustrations) on the front bracket no more than 5 turns to loosen the rear final drive.




7. Gently raise the rear final drive (And on the opposite illustrations) behind its back side in the direction of the arrow (1), move it to the right (arrow 2), remove the left drive shaft from the flange (IN) and gently slide it down.



8. Gently raise the rear final drive (And on the opposite illustrations) behind its back side in the direction of the arrow (1), move it to the left (arrow 2), remove the right drive shaft from the flange (IN) and gently slide it down.




9. Return the rear final drive to the installation position, lay a suitable wooden block (And in illustration 12.6) on the universal support, support the rear final drive with a transmission jack, fasten them together with belts, unscrew the bolt (IN) on the front bracket and remove the washers (WITH) at the top of the bracket.

10. Tilt the rear final drive as indicated in Ref. illustration, and at the same time lower it slightly.



11. Disconnect the connector (And on the opposite illustrations) AWD control unit "J492" and disconnect the ventilation lines (arrows). Lower the main gear even lower and bring it forward.




12. Fix the main gear on the jack and bring it to the installation position (see illustration 12.10).

13. Raise the main gear and pass the rear supports (see resist. illustration) above the subframe.



14. Plug the connector (And in the illustration 12.11) AWD control unit "J492" and connect ventilation lines (arrows). Move the rear final drive to the installation position on the jack.

15. Lay washers (C in illustration 12.6) on the front bracket and tighten the bolt (IN) by hand so that the rear of the rear final drive can be moved to fit the drive shafts. Remove the jack.

16. Raise the rear of the rear final drive, slide it all the way to the left and carefully insert the right drive shaft into it. By analogy, drive the left drive shaft into the rear final drive.

17. Install the anti-roll bar (see chapter 10).

18. Tighten two new bolts through the holes in the luggage compartment and plug these holes with plugs.

19. Tighten the fasteners of the rear final drive from below (In illustration 12.6).

20. Install and secure the cardan shaft (see Section 7).

21. Fasten the drive shafts (see Section 4).

22. Tighten the new oscillator-to-transmission bolts.

23. Expose the intermediate bearing of the cardan shaft without tension and fix it. Install the propeller shaft heat shield.

24. Install the rear suspension height sensor. Using the scan tool, apply basic headlight beam adjustment settings.

25. Install the exhaust system.

26. Finally, check and, if necessary, correct the level of working fluids in the Haldex coupling and in the rear final drive.