Bevel Box: Removing

Proceed as follows when removing the bevel box:

Remove the noise insulation. Refer to NOISE INSULATION OVERVIEW .

To achieve more accessibility in vehicles with auxiliary heating, remove auxiliary heater coolant hoses -1- and -2- from engine and vehicle body. While doing this do not open the hoses in the system. Refer to the appropriate Service Information

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Remove the heat shield above the right drive axle -arrows-.

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Remove the right drive axle. Refer to REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .

Mark the position of the driveshaft with the flexible disk with respect to the bevel gear flange with paint.

Remove the driveshaft from the bevel box -arrows-.

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Push the front driveshaft tube all the way back.

Place a cloth on the subframe to prevent damaging the paint on the driveshaft.

Lay the driveshaft on the subframe.

Remove the bracket from the exhaust system -arrows- and the subframe.

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Remove the pendulum support from the transmission, bolts -1- and -2-.

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Push the engine/transmission to the front end, while doing so support with the pendulum support as shown.

Use the bolt -A- = M10 x 35 collar bolt

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Remove the bolts for the right flange shaft -arrow- using the socket. Insert two bolts in the flange and counterhold the flange shaft with the pry lever.

Ignore bolt -A-.

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Remove the bolt -1- and -2- for the transmission support on the engine from and transmission.

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The illustration of the bolt head can vary from the original.

Remove the transmission support.

Remove the bolts -arrows- for the bevel box on the upper part of the transmission.

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Remove the bolts -arrows- for the bevel box on the lower part of the transmission.

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Carefully push the bevel box off the transmission and remove it.