Drive shaft seal, left-hand
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Drive shaft seal, left-hand
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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 cable.
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4.
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Remove the bolt securing the ball joint to the steering swivel member. Pry 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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Swing the wheel to the right to facilitate removing the drive shaft. Grab hold of the MacPherson strut and pull. The drive shaft will follow. Then lower it in front of the suspension arm.
Important
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Position a container under the gearbox to avoid oil spills on the floor.
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Tap in the new seal with drift 87 92 657
. Lubricate the seal with transmission fluid, see
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Make sure that the drive shaft is clean and then fit the drive shaft in the tool.
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Fit the drive shaft in the gearbox until approx. 20 mm remain and pull out the tool before the shaft sealing surface reaches the shaft seal.
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4.
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Push 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 60 Nm +90° (44 lbf ft + 90°)
Warning
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Make sure that the steering spindle journal is visible above the steering swivel member before the bolt is fitted.
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6.
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Fit the brake line in the mounting on the steering swivel member and fit the clip as well as the two mountings for the ABS lead.
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Fit the wheel and tighten the wheel bolts.
Tightening torque 110 Nm (80 lbf ft)
Important
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The wheel must hang freely when the wheel bolts are being tightened.
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8.
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Fill oil in the gearbox to the correct level.
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