11 22 513 Replacing roller bearing for dual-mass flywheel

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Special tools required:

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Transmission removed.
Remove CLUTCH RELEASE BEARING

Pressing out roller bearing:

Install special tool 23 4 031 in front of drive shaft spline teeth.

Screw in grease spindle 23 4 033 completely.

Brass tip must immerse fully into roller bearing.

Press in grease with grease gun 23 4 040 until roller bearing is disengaged from drive shaft.

Fig 1: Identifying Special Tools (23 4 031), (24 4 031) And (24 4 033)

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Remove special tool 23 4 031.

Remove pressed-in grease (1) from drive shaft completely.

Then reinstall special tool.

Fig 2: Identifying Special Tool (23 4 031)

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Pressing in roller bearing:

Slide in pressure spindle 23 4 035.

Attach thrust piece 23 4 036 to pressure spindle.

Push roller bearing (1) onto thrust piece.

Fig 3: Pushing Roller Bearing Onto Thrust Piece

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Screw in pressure spindle (1) until roller bearing is fully pressed in.

Fig 4: Screwing Pressure Spindle

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