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33 41 005 Replacing left drive flange on rear axle shaft

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Special tools required: 

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

IMPORTANT: Check sensor head and line from pulse generator prior to installation for external damage, replacing if necessary.

Force drive flange with special tools 33 2 116  / 33 2 201  , 33 2 160  , 33 4 200  and 5 wheel bolts out of wheel bearing.

NOTE: Rounded inside edge of special tool 33 2 160  must point to drive flange.
Fig 1: Force Drive Flange With Special Tools
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IMPORTANT: The wheel bearing is destroyed when the drive flange is removed and cannot be reused!

Replace wheel bearing  .

Installation: 

Install output shaft .

Oil drive flange lightly and attach to splines of output shaft.

Draw drive flange into wheel bearing .

After installation: