Renewing ball bearing for rear splined shaft: Audi Q7

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi Q7 (4M, 2015–)

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• To prevent damage to the housing, place something underneath (e.g. metal bar (A)) .
• Item (A) can be disregarded.

📋 Procedure

1. Remove centre differential housing .
2. Remove circlip (A) for rear splined shaft and circlip (B) for ball bearing.
3. Press rear splined shaft out of centre differential housing using press toolVW 409.
4. Prise out oil seal. [Note: To prevent damage to the housing, place something underneath (e.g. metal bar (A)) .]
5. Press out ball bearing for rear splined shaft.

6. Press in ball bearing for rear splined shaft.
7. Fit circlip (B) for ball bearing. [Note: Item (A) can be disregarded.]
8. Press rear splined shaft into centre differential housing using press toolVW 412.
9. Fit circlip (arrow) into groove on rear splined shaft.
10. Install centre differential housing .
11. Install oil seal for rear splined shaft .
12. Fill up gear oil in transfer box

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