Audi A8 - Dismantling and Assembling Planetary Drive II and III

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3.8 Dismantling and assembling planetary
drive „II“ and „III“
Dismantling
Note
♦ The planetary gear set cannot be renewed separately. The
gearbox must be renewed if these parts are damaged.
♦ The planetary gear set should only be dismantled for cleaning
and assessment of wear ⇒ page 169 .
– Take sun gear „II“ -item 3- out of planet carrier „II“ and „III“
-item 1-.
– Unclip thrust washer -2- from sun gear „II“ -item 3-.
– Apply internal puller 30 … 37 mm -Kukko 21/5- by hand to sun
gear „III“ -item 2-, as shown in detail view, and pull sun gear
„III“ out of planet carrier „II“ and „III“ -item 1- by hand.
Note
The internal puller may only be applied below the teeth and not
close to the axial needle bearing.
– For re-installation, mark which axial needle bearing was clip‐
ped on at chamfer -arrow- on top of sun gear „III“ -item 2-.
– If required, unclip axial needle bearings -1- and -3- from sun
gear „III“ -item 2-.
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