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joda56 · 10-19-2024, 01:32 PM

Just did it. Please don`t judge me, when I tell you, that I used the old bearings, bearing shells and didn`t took apart the spider and the pinion. Only thing I`ve changed was the seal A-4245 and a shim A-4221SH to eliminate the wear that the bearing did at the spider carrier assembly. This was my first transmission that I ever worked on and at the beginning, I only wanted to give it new housing gaskets to avoid the oil leaking at the housing. And then the story has begun.

I`m (still) happy, that I did it, because I`ve found and removed many little leftover pieces from the axle shaft shim A-4235-SH, that the former owner/mechanist did use. And I hope, I`ll stay happy, when I put it back in the car and be on the road again.

I did the final assembly like Tom Endy wrote: first the right axle housing without any gasket, snugfit. Then the left axle housing without gasket, snug fit. Oppps, no binding at all! Without any gasket, there is some markable play in the left and right axle. It`s about 0.4mm (about 0.01575 inch). I know, it is not professional work to ignore the play, but is it way too much, or shall I try it to build all together (without a paper gasket, just the silicone gasket) and hope it`s still okay for me? It`s my own car and I don`t drive much.

10-19-2024, 01:32 PM	#16
joda56 Member Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 39	Re: Rebuild the rear axle Just did it. Please don`t judge me, when I tell you, that I used the old bearings, bearing shells and didn`t took apart the spider and the pinion. Only thing I`ve changed was the seal A-4245 and a shim A-4221SH to eliminate the wear that the bearing did at the spider carrier assembly. This was my first transmission that I ever worked on and at the beginning, I only wanted to give it new housing gaskets to avoid the oil leaking at the housing. And then the story has begun. I`m (still) happy, that I did it, because I`ve found and removed many little leftover pieces from the axle shaft shim A-4235-SH, that the former owner/mechanist did use. And I hope, I`ll stay happy, when I put it back in the car and be on the road again. I did the final assembly like Tom Endy wrote: first the right axle housing without any gasket, snugfit. Then the left axle housing without gasket, snug fit. Oppps, no binding at all! Without any gasket, there is some markable play in the left and right axle. It`s about 0.4mm (about 0.01575 inch). I know, it is not professional work to ignore the play, but is it way too much, or shall I try it to build all together (without a paper gasket, just the silicone gasket) and hope it`s still okay for me? It`s my own car and I don`t drive much. Last edited by joda56; 10-19-2024 at 01:43 PM.