Renault Koleos Service Repair Manual: Rear final drive: Removal - Refitting

4X4 TRANSMISSION

REMOVAL

I - REMOVAL PREPARATION OPERATION

• Position the vehicle on a two-post lift (see Vehicle: Towing and lifting) (02A, Lifting equipment).

• Drain the oil from the rear final drive (see 26A, Rear axle, Rear axle oil: Draining - Filling, page 26A- 11) .
• Remove:
  • the rear wheels (see Wheel: Removal - Refitting) (35A, Wheels and tyres).
  • the rear wheel driveshafts (see 29A, Driveshafts, Rear wheel driveshaft: Removal - Refitting, page 29A-8) .
• Disconnect the longitudinal driveshaft from the rear final drive (see 29A, Driveshafts, Propshaft: Removal - Refitting, page 29A-12) .
• Use a strap to attach the longitudinal driveshaft to the parking brake cable.

• Remove:
  • the rear anti-roll bar tie rod lower bolt and nut (1) ,
  • the rear shock absorber lower bolt and nut (2) ,
  • the rear stub axle carrier lower trailing link bolt and nut (3) ,
  • the upper arm bolt and nut (4) of the rear stub axle carrier.

• Remove the breather hose clip (5) from the rear final drive.
• Disconnect the breather hose (6) from the rear final drive.

• Disconnect:
  • the rear final drive breather hose (7) from the electric coupler,
  • the electric coupler connector (8) .

II - OPERATION FOR REMOVAL OF PART CONCERNED

• Fit the component jack under the rear final drive.

• Remove the nut (9) from the rear final drive.

• Remove:
  • the bolts and the nut (10) from the rear final drive,
  • the rear final drive.

REFITTING

I - REFITTING OPERATION FOR PART CONCERNED

• Refit:
  • the rear final drive,
  • the rear final drive nut,
  • the rear final drive bolts and nut.
• Torque tighten:
  • the rear final drive nut (78 N.m),
  • the rear final drive bolts (63 N.m).

II - FINAL OPERATION.

• Connect:
  • the electric coupler connector,
  • the rear final drive breather hose to the electric coupler,
  • the rear final drive breather hose to the rear final drive.
• Refit the rear final drive breather hose clip.
• Refit:
  • the rear anti-roll bar tie rod lower bolt and nut,
  • the rear shock absorber lower bolt and nut,
  • the rear stub axle carrier lower trailing link bolt and nut,
  • the rear stub axle carrier upper arm bolt and nut.
• Refit:
  • the rear wheel driveshafts (see 29A, Driveshafts, Rear wheel driveshaft: Removal - Refitting, page 29A-8) ,
  • the rear wheels (see Wheel: Removal - Refitting) (35A, Wheels and tyres).
• Fill the rear final drive with oil (see 26A, Rear axle, Rear axle oil: Draining - Filling, page 26A-11) .

DISCHARGE LAMPS

• Adjust:
  • the headlights (see Headlight: Adjustment) (80B, Headlights).
  • the headlight beam adjustment rear sensor (see Fault Finding - Programming) (80C, Xenon bulbs).

• Adjust:
  • the rear axle geometry (see Rear axle system: Adjustment) (30A, General information)
  • the neutral steering wheel position (see Fault finding - Programming)(80B, Headlights).