Drive shaft seal, left-hand side
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Drive shaft seal, left-hand side
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Raise the car and remove the wheel.
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Remove the clips for the brake hose and the mountings for the ABS lead.
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Remove the screw securing the ball joint to the steering swivel member. Prise loose and lower the suspension arm. Fixate it in position with a wooden block placed between the suspension arm and anti-roll bar.
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Important
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Place a vessel under the transmission casing to avoid oil spill on the floor.
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Turn the wheel to the right to facilitate extracting the drive shaft. Grip the MacPherson strut and pull. The drive shaft will come with it. Then, let it tilt down in front of the suspension arm.
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Tap on the new seal with drift 83 90 122. Lubricate the seal with transmission fluid
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Make sure that the drive shaft is clean and then align it with the tool.
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Important
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Insert all but approx. 20 mm of the drive shaft into the transmission and withdraw the tool before the shaft's sealing surface reaches the shaft seal.
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Press in the rest of the shaft until the circlip clicks in.
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Fit the ball joint to the steering swivel member and tighten.
Tightening torque: 100 +45° Nm (74 lbf ft)
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Fasten the brake hose to the bracket for the steering swivel member and fit the locking clips and the two ABS mountings.
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Fit the wheel and tighten the wheel bolts.
Tightening torque: 110 Nm (80 lbf ft)
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Important
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The wheel must be suspended freely when tightening the wheel bolts
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Fill with transmission fluid, Texaco Texamatic DEXRON III (7045 EU, TL1863 US), to the correct level.
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