Removing And Installing Axle Shaft - Porsche 928 - WORKSHOP MANUAL 1977 Workshop Manual

928
Rear Wheel Suspension, Axle Shaft
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REMOVING AND INSTALLING AXLE SHAFT
Axle Shaft Bolted on Both Sides
Removing
1. Remove cylinder head bolts on transmission
and wheel ends.
2. Run out axle shaft on righthand side toward
inside.
3. Run out axle shaft on lefthand side toward
outside, after removal of rear wheel. Make
sure that grease from constant velocity joint
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does not come on brake disc.
Axle Shaft Welded on One Side
Removing
1. Remove socket head bolts on transmission end
and self-locking nut on wheel end.
Note:
Self-locking nut is accessible after removing wheel
cover.
Wheels do not have to be removed.
2. Run out axle shaft on right and left sides toward
inside.
Lower rear end of exhaust assembly on left side.
Installing
1. Run axle shaft into wheel hub on wheel end
(lubricate splines and threads with Optimolv
HT).
2. Install socket head bolts on transmission end
(axle shaft flange surfaces nwst not have grease).
3. Tighten socket head bolts to 83 Nm and self-
locking nut to 460 Nm.
Installing
Clean axle shaft flange surfaces to remove grease.
Tighten bolts to 83 Nm.
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Printed in Germany VII, 1983 Removing and Installing Axle Shaft
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