395919 Removing and installing sealing ring for front halfshaft flange

WM 395919 Removing and installing sealing ring for front halfshaft flange

Tools






Preliminary work

DANGER

Vehicle raised incorrectly.

- Danger of fatal injury or material damage should the vehicle fall down.

-> Raise the vehicle at the prescribed jacking points.

1. Jack and raise the vehicle at the prescribed jacking points.
-> 401000 Lifting the vehicle
2. Remove front underbody panelling.
-> 519219 Removing and installing front cover - section on "Removing"
3. Remove front drive shaft.
-> 404119 Removing and installing front drive shaft - section on "Removing"
4. Place oil collection pan under the transmission.

Removing sealing ring for front halfshaft flange

1. Lever off halfshaft flange.





Halfshaft flange

Lever out halfshaft flange with mounting lever.
2. Carefully lever out sealing ring -1- with a mounting lever -3-.





Levering out sealing ring

Installing sealing ring for front halfshaft flange

1. Grease the sealing ring.





Greasing sealing ring

Fill the space between the dust and sealing lips -arrow- on the new sealing ring with grease, e.g. Liqui-Moly.
2. Use a pressure piece P 9537 to drive the sealing ring into the cover for final drive -1- until it is flush.





Installing sealing ring for front halfshaft flange

3. Install halfshaft flange.
3.1. Replace circlip -A- for the halfshaft flange. To do this, clamp the halfshaft flange in the vice with a hexagon-head bolt -B- and press the circlip out with the new circlip -A-.





Replacing circlip

3.2. Grease circlip -A- for easier fitting.
3.3. Tap the halfshaft flange -arrow- into the final drive using a rubber hammer.





Tapping in halfshaft flange

Subsequent work

1. Install front drive shaft.
-> 404119 Removing and installing front drive shaft - section on "Installing"
2. Check oil for front final drive and top up if necessary.
-> 399035 Checking and topping up oil for front final drive
3. Install front underbody panelling.
-> 519219 Removing and installing front cover - section on "Installing"
4. Lower the vehicle.