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Checking gear oil level in front final drive
Checking gear oil level in front final drive
  Note
The prescribed oil level is to be adhered to exactly; the gearbox reacts very sensitively to over-filling.
Checking sequence
–  Carry out a short test drive in order to heat gear oil to approx. 60 °C.
–  Drive vehicle onto a lifting platform or over an inspection pit in order for it to be absolutely horizontal.
–  Switch off engine and let gear oil drip into gearbox housing for 5 minutes.
   
–  Open quick release fasteners -2- and -3- and take off rear noise insulation.
  A10-1320
–  If fitted, remove bolt -1- on soundproofing cover above left drive shaft.
–  Disengage retainer -2- and remove soundproofing cover.
  A10-0768
–  Unscrew the seal bolt -arrow-.
–  Check the oil level with a suitable improvised tool, e.g. bent wire.
l  Specification: Oil level 8.5 mm below bottom lip of oil filler hole.
–  Top up gear oil if necessary.
l  Gear oil specification → Chapter.
  Note
When servicing at the workshop the oil can also be filled up to the bottom lip of the oil filler hole. However, it will then be necessary to extract 0.2 litre in order to reach the correct oil level.
–  Tighten new screw plug.
Tightening torque
  A39-0353
ComponentNm
Screw plug to gearbox20 → Remark

1)  Renew screw plug.
   

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