33 17 Final Drive Unit Mountings

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FINAL DRIVE UNIT MOUNTINGS - TIGHTENING TORQUE SPECIFICATION

	Type	Thread	Tightening specification	Measure
1AZ Final drive to rear axle carrier	E21			90 Nm
	E12, E24 / until 5.82			80 Nm
	E23, E24 / from 5.82, E28 / from 5.82, E30, E32, E34, E36 / Z3 / Compact			110 Nm
	E36, E46	Front		95 Nm
	E46 / S54, E85 / S54, E86 / S54	Front	Observe repair instruction.	200 Nm
	E38, E39, E52	Front		150 Nm
	E53, E60, E61, E63, E64, E65, E66, E67, E83, E85 / except S54, E86 / except S54	Front	Observe repair instruction.	100 Nm
	E31, E36	Rear		77 Nm
	E38	Rear		102 Nm
	E38	Rear	tighten also via screw head	75 Nm
	E39	Rear	tighten also via screw head	105 Nm
	E46 / except S54	Rear		174 Nm
	E46 / S54, E85 / S54, E86 / S54	Rear	Observe repair instruction.
			Jointing torque	20 Nm
			Torque angle	90 °
	E52	Rear	tighten also via screw head	102 Nm
	E53, E60 / except S85, E61, E63 / except S85, E64, E65, E66, E67, E83, E85 / except S54, E86 / except S54	Rear	Observe repair instruction.	165 Nm
	E60 / S85, E63 / S85	Rear	Observe repair instruction.	220 Nm
2AZ Final drive to stabilizer link and stabilizer link to body	E21, E30			90 Nm
3AZ Final drive to rubber mount	E12, E23, E24, E28			87 Nm
	E32, E34			77 Nm
4AZ Differential cover with rubber mount to body	E30, E36 / Z3 / Compact			77 Nm
5AZ Final drive cover to case cover	E32	M12 8.8		81 Nm
	E32, E34	M12 10.9		102 Nm
6AZ Rubber mount to body	E12, E24			48 Nm
	E23	M8 8.8	Thread free from oil and grease Secure with Loctite No. 270	24 Nm
	E23	M8 10.9	Thread free from oil and grease Secure with Loctite No. 270	37 Nm
	E23, E32	M10 8.8	Thread free from oil and grease Secure with Loctite No. 270	52 Nm
7AZ Final drive cover to final drive	E31	M14 x 1.5		186 Nm
8AZ Final drive cover to rear axle support	E31			127 Nm
9AZ Vibration damper	E65 / M57TU / M57T2	M12		100 Nm