Drive Shafts; Ascertaining The Damage Location On A Blocked Drive Train - Mercedes-Benz Atego Manual

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Drive shafts

Ascertaining the damage location on a blocked drive train

Secure the vehicle to prevent it from rolling.
Start engine.
Fill compressed air system up to cutoff pressure.
Release parking brake.
The indicator lamp
Disengage the clutch, select a gear and gradually release the clutch pedal.
Transmission damage 1
Transfer case damage 3
Rear axle damage 4
Front axle damage 7
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and the STOP lamp in the instrument panel must not light up.
The engine stalls without propeller shaft 2 moving.
Propeller shaft 2 moves. Propeller shafts 5 and 6 do not move.
On vehicles without transfer case, the engine/transmission block twists in
the frame; on vehicles with transfer case, propeller shafts
move.
Propeller shafts 2 and 5 move. Propeller shaft 6 does not move.
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and 6 also