Axle Carrier: Removal
- Raise and support vehicle. Remove rear wheels. See 36 10 300 REMOVING OR INSTALLING FRONT OR REAR WHEEL
- Remove drive shaft. See appropriate DRIVE SHAFTS & UNIVERSAL JOINTS article in DRIVE AXLES. See AXLE SHAFTS
- Remove brake calipers on left and right and tie back to body. See appropriate article in BRAKES. See CALIPER ASSEMBLY
- Remove ABS speed sensors and handbrake cable from handbrake lever. See FRONT ABS PULSE SENSOR
&REAR ABS PULSE SENSOR
- Remove heat shield from above drive shaft. See 18 00 020 REMOVING AND INSTALLING COMPLETE EXHAUST SYSTEM (M54)
- Remove connector from ride height sensor if necessary.
- Support differential with special tool (00 2 030) and (33 4 390). See Fig 1.
- Rework special tool if necessary. Cut (1) should be performed on both feet and cut (2) should only be performed on the fixed foot. See Fig 2.
- Remove left and right trim panels. See Fig 3.
- Unfasten left and right shock absorbers from wheel carrier.
- Remove rear axle carrier from body by unfastening bolts (1) at left and right and lowering rear axle. See Fig 4.
Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.