Differential oil seal (page 3 of 3)

Refit

1. Thoroughly clean oil seal recess and splines of drive shaft.
2. Lubricate NEW oil seal with clean unused gearbox oil. See INFORMATION, Capacities, fluids and lubricants.

3. Locate new seal on tools 18G 134 and 18G 134-15 with sealing lip facing towards differential housing.
4. Carefully drift oil seal into differential housing until it is fully seated in recess.
5. Remove tools 18G 134 and 18G 134-15.
6. Fit NEW circlip to drive shaft.
7. Ensuring drive shaft is kept horizontal, insert drive shaft and engage with the differential splines in the housing.
8. Fully engage driveshaft into differential.

CAUTION: Pull on drive shaft to ensure that circlip has engaged correctly.

9. Locate rear link ball joint to hub and tighten nut to 30 Nm.
10. Fit bolt securing lower arm to hub and tighten to 100 Nm.
11. Raise hub on jack and remove wedge.Lower jack and remove.
12. Remove spillage tray.
13. Fit closing panel and secure with scrivets and Torx screw.
14. Fit road wheel(s) and tighten nuts to correct torque. See INFORMATION, Torque wrench settings.
15. Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.
16. Check and top up gearbox oil. See MAINTENANCE.