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	E-class
		Introduction
		Description of the model Mercedes E-Class
		Working conditions and tools
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		Diesel engines
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		Transmission
			Overview
			Clutch
			Manual gearshift
			Automatic transmission (automatic transmission)
			The propeller shaft
				Removing propeller shaft
			Differential
			Drive shafts of the rear wheels
			Matic (all-wheel drive version) (only on certain models with petrol engine)
		Chassis
		The brake system
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The propeller shaft

Removing propeller shaft

Fig. 6.15. Details driveline: 1 - centering sleeve; 2, 10 - elastic coupling; 3 - bolt 45 Nm; 4 - front axle; 5 - locking nut; 6 - rubber sleeve; 7 - the bearing; 8 - bolt 25 Nm; 9 - rear shaft

For gearbox should driveshaft. It transmits torque to the rear wheel drive mechanism (differential). The propeller shaft is held centrally in a special tunnel at the bottom of the car and consists of two tubular shafts. The front shaft 4 (Fig. 6.15) is connected to the gearbox by a flexible coupling 2. The rear shaft 9 is connected to the drive pinion 10 universal joint (constant velocity joint). Between themselves the shafts are connected by a locking nut 5, in place of their connection installed support bearing 7 and the shaft when there was constant noise, the shaft is balanced.

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