AUDI A6 1997 C5 / 2.G 01E Transmission Final Drive Differential Assembly User Guide
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CAUTION! 
Wear protective gloves.  Fig. 6  Pressing on inner race for large tapered roller bearing
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Heat bearing to approx. 100 C, fit in position and press home.
    
Fig. 7  Driving outer race for large tapered roller bearing out of 
cover 
-  After removing check shims for damage.
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Fig. 8  Pressing outer race for large tapered roller bearing into 
cover 
    
Fig. 9  Driving ring gear off housing
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CAUTION! 
Wear protective gloves.  Fig. 10  Installing ring gear
-  When fitting ring gear guide centralizing pins -A- (local manufacture).
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Heat ring gear to approx. 100 C and install.
    
Fig. 11  Installing sun wheels and planet pinions
-  If sun wheels have been replaced, measure and select new shims   
Fig. 12
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-  Insert sun wheels with measured shims.
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Install planet pinions spaced 180  apart, and rotate into position 
(arrow). -  Fit and align thrust washers.
- Insert threaded pieces. 
-  Drive planet pinion shaft into final position and secure.
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Note:  
Do not now interchange bevel gears and thrust washers. 
 Parts catalog    Fig. 12  Adjusting differential bevel gears
-  Insert sun wheels with thinnest shims (0.5 mm).
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Insert planet pinions with thrust washers spaced 180  apart.-  Drive in planet pinion axis shaft.
-  Press planet pinions outward. 
-  Press sun wheels in direction indicated (arrows), and check the amount 
of play. 
-  Determine thickest shims for sun wheels (on each side) which can still 
just be inserted. 
   The same thickness of shim should be used on both sides.
-  Identify shims according to table.
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       The following shims are available:  
     
Shim thickness (mm)  
0.50  0.70  0.90  
0.60  0.80  1.00  
     
Note:  
    
The adjustment is also correct if no further play is perceptible, although it 
is still possible to rotate the differential bevel gears (arrow).  
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