Models with mechanical type VSS
Mechanical Type VSS Installation Details
38 - Speedometer drive helical gear; 38a - Gasket; 56, 83 - Seals; 84 - Speedometer drive gear; 85 - Lid
Removal
1. Remove the oil seal (56) from the rear cover of the gearbox (82).
2. Remove the speedometer drive helical gear (38) and gasket (38a) from the gearbox rear cover (82).
3. Remove the cover (85) using a drift. Remove the speedometer gear (84) from the rear cover of the gearbox (82).
4. Remove the radial oil seal (83) from the gearbox rear cover (82). To facilitate its removal, screw an M12 bolt into the radial oil seal and secure the bolt head in a vice.
Installation
1. Press the seal in until it stops.
2. Install the speedometer gear (84) into the gearbox rear cover (82). Install the cover (arrow) using a drift so that the gap between the gear and the gearbox rear cover is 0.5 mm.
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3. Insert the speedometer drive helical gear (38) with the chamfer towards the roller sleeve (arrow) and press the gasket (38a) into the gearbox rear cover (62).
4. Further installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal.
Models with electronic VSS
Electronic VSS Installation Details
38a - Gasket; 38b - Rotor; 38c - Bushing; 56 - Seal; 62b - Inductive sensor; 82c - Sealing ring
Removal
1. Remove the radial oil seal (56) from the rear cover of the gearbox (82).
2. Remove the gasket (38a), rotor (38b) and bushing (38c) from the gearbox rear cover (82).
3. Using a punch, knock out the cover (02b) of the inductive sensor from the gearbox cover.
Installation
1. Carefully press the inductive sensor cover (82b) and the new sealing ring into the gearbox cover using a punch.
2. Further installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal.