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Originally Posted by DRACO A5OG
1. it should be capped
2. you should drain it
3. you should change the seals, taking careful note of it's position in depth, they are not the same depth on either side. ALSO make absolute certain the seals are even and not cock eyed, it will wear them out quickly.
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Thank you Jim. 2 & especially 3, got it. 1st foray into this. Was suspicious as Bentley (pp 390-1 thru 390-3) does not mention draining oil anywhere obvious... but then there ARE seals
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Re 1: Understand axle inner should be capped, so forgive me for asking further... you are confirming that AFAYK the genuine Porsche/GKN axles are shipped ready to install, pre-greased, out of the box? And even if pre-greased, no need to check grease in both CVJs, based on suggestion (some vendor sites) factory was, um, occasionally skimpy on lube? This was never in doubt with the many replacement 100mm axle parts I've gone through, where were CVJs were always shipped dry.
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