33 17 004 Replacing All Front Rubber Mounts For Rear Differential Mounting

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Special tools required:

33 4 465
33 4 466
33 5 105
33 5 161
33 5 162
33 5 163
33 5 164
33 5 165
33 5 166

WARNING: Danger to life!
Mount securing fixture for vehicle on lifting platform to prevent the vehicle from slipping off or tilting down. See 51 71 505 MOUNT SECURING FIXTURE FOR VEHICLE ON LIFTING PLATFORM .

IMPORTANT: Lower the rear axle carrier to avoid over elongating the new rubber mount when sliding in the screw.

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove rear differential . See 33 10 010 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING REAR DIFFERENTIAL .
Lower rear axle carrier . See 33 31 503 LOWERING/RAISING REAR AXLE CARRIER (SPECIAL TOOL SWZ00-2040) or 33 31 503 LOWERING/RAISING REAR AXLE CARRIER (UNIVERSAL LIFTER) .

Withdraw rubber mount with special tools 33 5 166 , 33 5 163 , 33 5 162 , 33 5 161 , 33 4 466 and 33 4 465 .

NOTE: Milled recess of special tool 33 5 162 must point outwards to rear axle carrier.
Use ratchet ring wrench 33 5 105 .

Fig 1: Identifying Special Tools (33 5 166), (33 5 163), (33 5 162) And ( 33 4 465)

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IMPORTANT: Coat bearing bushing in rear axle carrier and rubber mount with Circolight (refer to BMW Parts Service).

Rubber mount must be aligned by way of slots (1) to vehicle transversal direction.

Fig 2: Identifying Rubber Mount Aligning With Slots

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Insert rubber mount (1) in special tool 33 5 164 .

Draw in rubber mount (1) with special tools 33 5 165 , 33 5 164 , 33 5 163 , 33 4 466 and 33 4 465 as far as it will go.

NOTE: Use ratchet ring wrench 33 5 105 .

Fig 3: Identifying Rubber Mount And Special Tools

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