Removing and installing bevel gears — AUDI

🧭 Before you start

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• Carefully drive in differential pinion pin (A). Make sure one-piece thrust washer is seated properly.

📋 Procedure

1. Remove bolts on crown wheel and drive crown wheel off differential cage with a drift.
2. Drive out differential pinion pin (4).
3. Remove threaded piece.
4. Remove 3 differential bevel gears from differential cage.
5. Take out circlip of output shaft for drive flange (right-side).

6. Remove 4th bevel gear.
7. Pull off output shaft for drive flange (right-side).
8. Remove one-piece thrust washer from differential cage.
9. Apply gear oil to one-piece thrust washer and insert in differential cage (1).
10. Insert output shaft (2) for drive flange in differential cage (1).
11. Position sun wheel on output shaft (2), and secure on shaft with circlip.
12. Insert flange shaft (left-side) (1) as assembly aid in differential cage (2).
13. Attach sun wheel with bolt and threaded piece to flange shaft (left-side).
14. Insert planet pinions (3) with 180° offset in openings in differential cage and hold in position by hand.
15. Swivel planet pinions (3) into installation position by turning output shaft for drive flange.
16. Carefully drive in differential pinion pin (A). Make sure one-piece thrust washer is seated properly.
17. Fit crown wheel (see the separate procedure).
18. Detach flange shaft from differential cage.

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