Mazda Mazda6 Workshop Manual Supplement page 679

OIL SEAL (SIDE GEAR) REPLACEMENT
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1. Remove the drain plug and the drain differential oil into a container.
2. Install a new washer and the drain plug, and tighten.
3. Remove the rear drive shaft. (See
4. Remove the clip from the drive shaft.
Caution
• Wrap the end of a screwdriver with cloth to prevent scratches to the inside of the differential
casing.
5. Remove the oil seal from the differential casing
using a screwdriver.
6. Apply differential oil to the new oil seal lip.
7. Install the new oil seal to the differential carrier
using the SSTs.
8. After installing the new clip onto the drive shaft,
insert the drive shaft into the differential. (See
43 REAR DRIVE SHAFT REMOVAL/
INSTALLATION.)
9. Verify that the drive shaft cannot be pulled out.
10. Add the specified differential oil.
11. fter adding the oil, perform an oil level inspection.
(See M–48 DIFFERENTIAL OIL
12. Install a new washer and the oil filler plug, and
tighten.
Tightening torque
39.2—53.9 N·m {4.0—5.4 kgf·m, 29.0—39.7 ft·lbf}
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OIL SEAL (COMPANION FLANGE) REPLACEMENT
1. Drain the differential oil into a container.
2. Remove the propeller shaft. (See
3. Remove the locknut using the SST.
4. Support the differential using a jack.
REAR DIFFERENTIAL
M–43 REAR DRIVE SHAFT
M–
INSPECTION.)
L–5 PROPELLER SHAFT
REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)
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REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)
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