Disassembly And Assembly: Transmission: Notes

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NOTE: A metal or plastic sealing cap may be installed for the input shaft.

The circlip -A- has been discontinued together with the plastic sealing cap for the input shaft.

Fig 1: Identifying Input Shaft Sealing Cap Types

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-I- = Metal sealing cap for the input shaft, with a circlip -A-
-II- = Plastic sealing cap for the input shaft, without a circlip