Rear Axle Wheel Bearings: Removal
- Raise and support vehicle. Remove wheel(s).
- Remove axle shaft assembly. See appropriate AXLE SHAFT article.
- Loosen parking brake cables and unscrew automatic slack control enough to pull off brake drum on vehicles so equipped.
- On 323, 325 e/i and ABS vehicles remove brake disc. See BRAKE DISCS
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- Unscrew exhaust assembly.
- Drive out rear axle shaft with special tool 33 4 010.
- Lift out circlip. See Fig 1
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- Pull out wheel bearing with special tool 33 4 041. On 323i, 325e/i and cars with ABS from 1986 use special tool 33 4 031. See Fig 2
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- Use special tool 33 4 045. See Fig 2
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- If applicable, 323i, 325e/i and cars with ABS from 1986 on use special tool 33 4 090 and 33 1 307 to pull inner bearing shell off of rear axle shaft. Others use special tool 00 7 500 and a thrust piece. See Fig 3
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Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.