The work description is general and applies to all versions of the manual gearbox.
The work description is based on a manual gearbox with retarder. There are minor
differences in working methods between the different versions depending on whether
the gearbox is combined with:
•Torque converter
•All-wheel drive
•Opticruise
•Power take-off EK 630/640
•or if the gearbox does not have a retarder
The extent to which any extra equipment such as power take-off, torsion damper, etc.
have to be removed, has to be determined from case to case.
•Drain the coolant from the torque converter by undoing the drain nipple on the
illustration.
•The torque converter must be supported when the power train is raised, see illustration. Replace the rubber cushions on the torque converter with 85x85x40 mm
wooden blocks when supporting.
When working on removing and fitting a gearbox, the engine in the vehicle should
be supported.
Never alter the distance between the front axle beam and frame, e.g. by raising the
air suspension. There is a risk that the engine will drop.
1. Secure engine support (1) 99 318 on the front axle beam. On vehicles with all-
wheel drive a U-beam manufactured in-house must be used. Make sure that the
protruding parts of the beam side pieces end up on the outside of the leaf springs.
2. Screw on the lowest spacing sleeve (2) f necessary. On vehicles with all-wheel
drive the lower spacing sleeves should be used on both sides.
3. Unscrew two screws on the oil sump. Select the screws so that the intermediate
sleeve ends up behind the centre of the front axle. On vehicles with all-wheel
drive the two screws at the very back on the sides of the oil sump should be removed.
4. Adjust with intermediate sleeves (3) so that the threaded adjusting device pins
can be fitted into the screw holes. On vehicles with all-wheel drive, the oil sump
design means that on the right-hand side there is only room for the shortest intermediate sleeve and the adjusting device must be screwed out further. On the lefthand side there is room for a longer intermediate sleeve.
5. Adjust the position of the sleeves so that they are as straight as possible and tight-
en the nuts on the lowest spacing sleeve.
6. Screw up the adjusting device (4) so that the support bottoms against the oil
2. Plug the slave cylinder. Use plug 813 876 and union nut 812 888.
3. Carefully push the gearbox back towards the propeller shaft flange, so that the
retaining ring is relieved of pressure.
4. Compress the retaining ring wire ends until the end of the slave cylinder is re-
leased from the diaphragm spring joint. Allow the pliers to remain in place. Use
pliers 587 585 with tips 99 302. A cable tie may be used instead of the pliers to
hold the wire ends of the retaining ring together.