1998 OPEL FRONTERA lock

4A2B–4DIFFERENTIAL (REAR 244mm)
Axle Housing
Axle Housing and Associated Parts
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(1) Coil Spring and Insulator
(2) Axle Housing Assembly
(3) ABS Speed Sensor and Harness (if so
equipped)
(4) Nut
(5) Parking Brake Cable
(6) Bolt and Nut
(7) Antilock Brake System (ABS) Connector and
Bracket (if so equipped)(8) Bolt and Nut
(9) Nut
(10) Differential Assembly
(11) Axle Shaft Assembly
(12) Brake Disc
(13) Brake Pipe
(14) Brake Caliper
(15) Nut
(16) Breather Hose
(17) Flare Nut
Removal
1. Raise the vehicle and support it with suitable safety
stands.
The hoist must remain under the rear axle housing.
2. Drain brake fluid. Refer to Hydraulic Brakes in Brakes
section.
3. Remove rear wheels and tires. Refer to Wheel in
Suspension section.4. Remove propeller shaft. Refer to Rear Propeller
Shaft in this section.
5. Drain the rear axle oil into a proper container.
6. Remove parking brake cable, release the connection
between the cable fixing clip equalizer. Refer to
Parking Brakes in Brakes section.
7. Move the clip aside and pull out the breather hose.

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4A2B–5
8. Disconnect the ABS connectors (1) and remove the
brackets (2) (if so equipped) attached to the frame
and center link.
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9. Loosen the brake tube flare nut, remove the clip and
take out the brake tube.
10. Remove the shock absorber fixing nut from the axle
housing.
11. Remove the stabilizer linkage mounting nut from the
axle housing.
12. Remove the lateral rod fixing nut from the axle
housing.
13. Remove the center link mounting bolt and nut from
the axle housing.
14. Remove the trailing link fixing bolt and nut from the
axle housing.
15. Jack down and remove the coil spring and insulator.
16. Axle housing assembly can be separated from the
vehicle on completion of steps 1 – 11.
17. Remove the brake caliper fixing bolt (3), loosen the
flare nut (1), release the clip (2) and take out the brake
caliper together with the flexible hose.
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18. Remove brake disc.
19. Remove antilock brake system speed sensor fixing
bolt and the clip and bracket (if so equipped) on the
axle housing.
20. Remove the brake pipe clip and fixing bolt on the axle
housing and take out the brake pipe.
21. Remove the bearing holder fixing nut and take out the
axle shaft assembly, be sure not to damage the oil
seal by the spline of the shaft, Refer to Axle Shaft in
this section.
22. Remove differential assembly, refer to Differential
Assembly in this section.
Oil Seal Replacement
Remove the oil seal, carefully not to damage the housing,
and mount new oil seal using oil seal installer
5–8840–2294–0
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Installation
1. Install differential assembly, refer to Differential
Assembly in this section.
2. Install axle shaft assembly then tighten the bearing
holder mounting nut to the specified torque. Be sure
not to damage the oil seal by the spline of the shaft.
Torque: 74Nꞏm (7.5kgꞏm/54 lb ft)
3. Install brake pipe.
4. Connect antilock brake system (ABS) speed sensor
and harness (if so equipped), refer to Anti–Lock
Brake System in Brake section.
5. Install brake disc.
6. Install brake caliper. Refer to Disk Brakes in Brake
section.
7. Install axle housing assembly.
8. Install coil spring and insulator.
9. Install the trailing link fixing bolt and nut to the axle
housing. For the procedures in items 9–13, refer to
Suspension section.
10. Install the center link bolt and nut to the axle housing.

4A2B–8DIFFERENTIAL (REAR 244mm)
Differential Assembly
Differential Assembly and Associated Parts
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(1) Bolt and Nut
(2) Axle Shaft Assembly(3) Parking Brake Cable
(4) Differential Assembly
(5) Nut
Removal
1. Jack up and support the frame with stands.
2. Remove the wheel and tire. Refer to Wheel in
Steering section.
3. Drain the differential oil.
4. Remove the propeller shaft. Refer to Rear Propeller
Shaft in this section.
5. Remove the ABS speed sensor. Refer to Anti–lock
Brake System in Brakes section.6. Remove the parking brake cable fastening clip and
disconnect the equalizer section. Refer to Parking
Brakes in Brake section.
7. Remove the bearing holder fixing nuts.
8. Remove axle shaft assembly, be sure not to damage
the oil seal by axle shaft.
9. Remove differential carrier mounting bolts and nuts.
10. Remove differential assembly.

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4. Set the dial indicator 5–8840–0126–0 to “0”.
Place it on the mounting post of the gauging arbor
with the contact button touching the indicator pad.
Force the dial indicator downward until the needle
has made a half turn clockwise. Tighten down the
dial indicator in this position.
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(1) Dial Indicator
(2) Ganging Arbor
(3) Plunger
(4) Gauge Plate
5. Position the plunger on the gauge plate. Move the
gauging arbor slowly back and forth and locate
the position at which the dial indicator shows the
greatest defection. At this point, once again set
the dial indicator to “0”. Repeat the procedure to
verify the “0” setting.
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6. After the ZERO setting is obtained, rotate the
gauging arbor until the dial indicator rod does not
touch the gauging plate. Record the number the
dial indicator needle points to.
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(1) Example=Dial indicator reading od 0.085
7. Record the pinion depth code on the head of the
drive pinion. The number indicates a necessary
change in the pinion mounting distance. A plus
number indicates the need for a greater mounting
distance (which can be achieved by decreasing
the shim thickness). A minus number indicates
the need for a smaller mounting distance (which
can be achieved by increasing the shim
thickness). If examination reveals pinion depth
code “0”, the pinion is “nominal”.
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4A2B–20DIFFERENTIAL (REAR 244mm)
Differential Cage Assembly
Disassembled View
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(1) Thrust Washer (for Pinion Gear)
(2) Pinion Mate Gear
(3) Thrust Washer(for Side Gear)
(4) Side Gear(5) Differential Shaft
(6) Ring Gear
(7) Bolt
(8) Differention Cage
(9) Lock Pin

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4A2B–21
Disassembly
1. Remove bolt.
2. Remove ring gear.
3. Remove lock pin using a small drift.
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4. Remove the differential shaft by using a hard metal
rod and a hammer.
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5. Remove pinion mate gear and thrust washer.
6. Remove side gear and thrust washer.
Inspection and Repair
Make necessary correction or parts replacement if wear,
damage, corrosion or any other abnormal conditions are
found through inspection.
Check the following parts:
Ring gear, pinion gear
Bearing
Side gear, pinion mate gear, differential shaft
Differential cage, carrier
Thrust washer
Oil seal
Ring gear replacement:
1. The ring gear should always be replaced with the
drive pinion as a set.
2. Discard used bolts and install new ones.
3. Tighten the fixing bolts in a diagonal sequence as
illustrated.
Torque: 177Nꞏm (18.0kgꞏm/130 lb ft)
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Reassembly
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1. Install side gear with thrust washer.

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2. Install the pinion mate gear with thrust washer by
engaging it with the side gears while turning both
pinion mate gears simultaneously in the same
direction.
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3. Install differential shaft.
1 . B e s u r e t o i n s t a l l t h e d i f f e r e n t i a l s h a f t s o t h a t i t i s i n
alignment with the lock pin hole in the differential
cage.
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4. Install lock pin.
After lock pin installation, stake the case to secure the
lock pin.
5. Install ring gear.6. Tighten the bolts in diagonal sequence as illustrated.
Torque: 177Nꞏm (18.0kgꞏm/130 lb ft)
NOTE: Discard used bolts and install new ones.
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DIFFERENTIAL (REAR 244mm)
4A2B–23
Locking Differential Assembly
Disassembled View
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(1) Thrust Washer–Differential Pinion Mate Gear
(2) Pinion Mate Gear
(3) Dished Spacer
(4) Disc
(5) Plate
(6) Ring Gear(7) Differential Plate Retainer
(8) Lock Pin
(9) Differential Case
(10) Ring Gear Bolts
(11) Differential Shaft
(12) Differential Side Gear
Disassembly
1. Remove ring gear.
2. Place one of the axle shafts, which was removed from
the assembly, into a vise. Tighten shaft in vise firmly.
The spline end of the shaft is not to exceed 3 inches
(76.2 mm) above the top of the vise.
Position the differential on the shaft with the ring gear
side down.
3. Remove Lock pin (1) from differential shaft using a
punch.