Mercedes-Benz Sprinter / Dodge Sprinter. Manual — part 178

TWO / THREE - PIECE PROPELLER SHAFT

The procedure to measure the propeller shaft

angles involved with a two/three-piece (Fig. 5) propel-
ler shaft is the same as those for a one-piece propel-
ler shaft.

Fig. 4 UNIVERSAL JOINT ANGLE EXAMPLE

1 - 4.9° Angle (C)
2 - 3.2° Angle (B)
3 - Input Yoke

4 - 3.0° Angle (A)
5 - Output Yoke

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PROPELLER SHAFT

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SPECIFICATIONS

TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS

DESCRIPTION

N·m

Ft. Lbs.

In. Lbs.

Propeller shaft to trans-

mission bolt

70

52

-

Propeller shaft to axle

bolt

70

52

-

Retaining bracket to

frame floor bolt

100

74

-

Center Bearing support to

frame floor bolt

95

70

-

Center Bearing to support

nut

105

77

-

SPECIAL TOOLS

SPECIAL TOOL CROSS-REFERENCE CHART

MB TOOL #

MILLER TOOL

#

DESCRIPTION

N/A

938

BRIGE

N/A

1130

SPLITTER

387 589 05 15

00

9275

INSTALLER

N/A

7663

INCLINOME-

TER

Fig. 5 UNIVERSAL JOINT ANGLE

1 - YOKES MUST BE IN SAME PLANE

BRIDGE 938

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PROPELLER SHAFT

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PROPELLER SHAFT

REMOVAL

(1) Secure vehicle to prevent it from rolling.
(2) Make installing reference marks on propeller

shaft (Fig. 6) and (Fig. 7).

(3) Remove retaining bracket bolts (Fig. 8) and

(Fig. 9).

(4) Remove propeller shaft bolts from rear axle

and transmission at the flange.

(5) Remove propeller shaft intermediate bearing

nuts from retaining bracket and bracket for brake
cable.

NOTE: The brake cable bracket is only installed in
vehicles with wheelbase 3550 mm

SPLITTER 1130

INSTALLER 9275

INCLINOMETER 7663

Fig. 6 ALIGNMENT MARKS

1 - ALIGNMENT MARK
2 - BOOT
3 - ALIGNMENT MARK
4 - CENTER BEARING

Fig. 7 ALIGNMENT MARKS 3 PIECE SHAFT

1 - REFERNCE MARK
2 - CENTER SHAFT
3 - REFERENCE MARK
4 - REAR SHAFT

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Fig. 8 2 PIECE PROPELLER SHAFT

1 - FLANGE BOLT

6 - NUT

2 - BEARING

7 - BRACKET

3 - PROPELLER SHAFT

8 - RETAINING BRACKET

4 - REAR AXLE

9 - COLLARED BOLT

5 - CABLE BRACKET

10 - TRANSMISSION

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PROPELLER SHAFT

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