Component Transfer

Before starting this procedure, the old front drive unit should be on the transmission jack. This procedure does the following:

• Moves the old front drive unit from the transmission jack to the crate.
• Moves the new front drive unit from the crate to the transmission jack.
• Transfers components from the old front drive unit to the new front drive unit.

1. Move a coolant catcher under the old front drive unit and drain the coolant from the old front drive unit.
2. Remove the coolant hose from the rear of the old front drive unit.

   Tip: Use flexible hose clamp pliers to release the locking rings.

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3. Move the coolant catcher out from under the old front drive unit.
4. Secure the sling tool to the old front drive unit:
   NOTE: Do not use the blue sling leg of the sling tool for this procedure.

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   1. Remove the top bolt that attaches the LH front drive unit mount to the old front drive unit.
   2. Secure the red sling leg to the point of attachment for the top bolt of the LH front drive unit mount.
   3. Secure the yellow sling leg and sleeve spacer to the rear of the old front drive unit.
      CAUTION: Use the sleeve spacer with the yellow sling leg. Use of the yellow sling leg without the sleeve spacer might cause damage to the front drive unit case.

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   4. Secure the black sling leg to the top of the old front drive unit, near the RH front drive unit mount.
5. Secure the sling tool to the gantry.
6. Move the crate with the new front drive unit to the gantry area.
7. Open the crate and set the lid on the ground. Put the padded surface facing up.
8. Use the sling tool to raise the old front drive unit off of the transmission jack.
9. While suspended, remove and retain the acoustic padding from the old front drive unit.
10. Completely lower the old front drive unit onto the padded surface of the crate lid, so that there is slack in the sling tool sling legs.
11. Remove the sling tool from the old front drive unit.
12. Secure the sling tool to the new front drive unit. Refer to step  4.
13. Raise the new front drive unit to a working height.
14. Install the acoustic padding onto the new front drive unit.
15. Position the transmission jack fixture underneath the new front drive unit.
16. Raise the transmission jack to support the weight of the new front drive unit, so that there is slack in the sling tool sling legs.
17. With the help of an assistant, make sure that the ridge on the base of the new front drive unit fits into the channel on the transmission jack.

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18. Remove the sling tool from the new front drive unit.
19. Install a new top bolt to attach the new LH front drive unit mount to the new front drive unit (torque 38 N.m).
20. Install the coolant hose onto the new front drive unit.

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21. Secure the sling tool to the old front drive unit. Refer to step  4
22. Move the old front drive unit to the crate.
23. Remove the sling tool from the old front drive unit.
24. Install the top bolt that attaches the old LH front drive unit mount to the old front drive unit (hand-tighten only).