33 21 ... Pressing output shaft out of drive flange and drawing in (output shaft removed from rear differential)

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Special tools required:

WARNING: Risk of injury!

It is not permitted to use the impact screwdriver to press out and draw in the output shaft. Important!

IMPORTANT: To avoid damaging the dust sleeve, use special tool 33 2 160 to press out and draw in the output shaft after removing the brake disk.

NOTE: Rounded inside edge of special tool 33 2 160 must point to drive flange.

Fig 1: Identifying Special Tool (33 2 160)

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Special tool 33 2 200:

Secure output shaft against falling out.

Screw on special tool 33 2 203, 33 2 207 and 33 2 201 with all wheel studs to drive flange.

Press output shaft out of drive flange; in so doing, grip basic body 33 2 201 with special tools 33 2 202 and 33 5 070.

Fig 2: Identifying Special Tools (33 2 201), (33 2 203), (33 2 207), (33 2 202) And (33 5 070)

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IMPORTANT: No oil permitted on shaft journal thread!

Lightly oil spline teeth of output shaft.

Insert output shaft into drive flange.

Screw special tool 33 2 205 / 33 2 206 onto output shaft.

Fig 3: Identifying Special Tools (33 2 206) And (33 2 205)

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Mount special tool 33 2 201 with three wheel studs to drive flange.

Draw in output shaft with special tool 33 2 205 up to stop; in so doing, grip basic body 33 2 201 with special tools 33 2 202 and 33 5 070.

Fig 4: Identifying Special Tools (33 5 070), (33 2 201), (33 2 202), (33 2 208), (33 2 205) And (33 2 206)

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Special tool 33 2 100 :

Secure output shaft against falling out.

Screw on special tool 33 2 111, 33 2 117 and 33 2 116 with all wheel studs to drive flange.

Press output shaft out of drive flange; in so doing, grip basic body 33 2 116 with special tools 33 2 202 and 33 5 070.

Fig 5: Identifying Special Tools (33 5 070), (33 2 116), (33 2 111), (33 2 117) And (33 2 202)

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IMPORTANT: No oil permitted on shaft journal thread!

Lightly oil spline teeth of output shaft.

Insert output shaft into drive flange.

Screw special tool 33 2 118 / 33 2 119 onto output shaft.

Fig 6: Identifying Special Tools (33 2 118) And (33 2 119)

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Mount special tool 33 2 116 with three wheel studs to drive flange.

Draw in output shaft with special tool 33 2 115 up to stop; in so doing, grip basic body 33 2 116 with special tools 33 2 202 and 33 5 070.

Fig 7: Identifying Special Tools (33 5 070), (33 2 116), (33 2 115), (33 2 118), (33 2 119) And (33 2 202)

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