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

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Special tools required:

33 3 312
33 3 314
33 3 315
33 4 162
33 4 164
33 4 165
33 4 166

IMPORTANT: Observe safety instructions for raising the vehicle.

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove rear differential . See 33 10 010 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING REAR DIFFERENTIAL .

Withdraw front rubber mount with special tools 33 3 312 , 33 4 165 , 33 4 162 , 33 3 315 and 33 3 314 .

NOTE: Milled recess of special tool 33 4 165 must rest at top on rear axle carrier.

Fig 1: Identifying Special Tools

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

Align rubber mount by way of slots (1) to vehicle transversal direction.

Fig 2: Identifying Slots

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Insert rubber mount from side with larger diameter into special tool 33 4 165 .

NOTE: Milled recess (1) of special tool 33 4 165 must rest at top on rear axle carrier.

Fig 3: Inserting Rubber Mount Into Special Tool (33 4 165)

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Draw in rubber mount with special tools 33 3 314 , 33 3 315 , 33 4 166 , 33 4 165 and 33 4 164 as far as it will go. Make sure special tool 33 4 166 is correctly seated.

NOTE: Rubber mount must be seated flush in rear axle carrier. If necessary, rotate special tool 33 4 164 through 90° and draw in overlap.

Fig 4: Identifying Special Tools

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