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Aston Martin DB9 Factory Workshop Manual (Issue 2, 2005)08 · 07 Transmission
08 · Transmission

Installation

Make
Aston Martin
Model
DB9 Factory Workshop Manual
Year
Issue 2, 2005
Section
Manual Transmission › Installation
07 TransmissionInstallation

F1 Remove bolts (x4).

A spanner being used to remove bolts from the output shaft cover of a differential housing.
  1. Attach a slide hammer and withdraw the output shaft cover complete with output shaft and bearing. Discard the ‘O’ ring.
  2. Remove the circlip and withdraw the bearing.
Pliers removing a circlip from an output shaft, followed by a view of the output shaft assembly on a workbench.
  1. Remove the seal.

Installation

  1. Install a new seal. Push the seal in until it seats against the lip in the casing. Smear the lip with a small amount of grease.
  2. Place the output shaft through the seal casing. Install the bearing and circlip.
A hand pressing a bearing onto an output shaft that is seated in a seal casing.
  1. Install a new ‘O’ ring to the seal casting.
  2. Install the output shaft cover complete with output shaft and bearing. Install bolts (x4), torque to 10 Nm.
  3. Install the halfshaft. Torque bolts (x6) to 70.5 Nm.
  4. Install the vertical link (Refer to ‘Rear Suspension (04.02)’, page 4-3-1).
  5. Install the service brake and handbrake calipers (Refer to ‘Brake System (06.00)’, page 6-1-1).
  6. Ensure the drain plug is installed (Torque 49 Nm.). Fill the differential with the specified oil (Refer to ‘Specifications’, page 7-3-2).
  7. Install the undertray.
  8. Install the road wheel arch and road wheel (Refer to ‘Road Wheel Nut Torque Tightening’, page 4-5-7).
  9. Connect the vehicle battery.

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