26 12 011 Replacing Grooved Ball Bearing In Center Mount Of Propeller Shaft

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Special tools required:

Refer to MANUAL TRANSMISSION - SPECIAL TOOLS

23 1 160 , see Fig 1.

Refer to REAR AXLE - SPECIAL TOOLS

33 3 202
33 3 203

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Replace propeller shaft center mount , see 26 12 001 REPLACING COMPLETE PROPELLER SHAFT CENTER MOUNT .

Press grooved ball bearing using special tool 23 1 160 out of center mount (1), see Fig 1.

NOTE: Illustration shows E46.

Fig 1: Pressing Grooved Ball Bearing Using Special Tool 23 1 160 Out Of Center Mount

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Coat rubber-coated bearing seat of center mount (2) with Circolight.

Circolight, refer to BMW Parts Service.

Using special tools 33 3 202 and 33 3 203, press new grooved ball bearing (1) into center mount (2), see Fig 2.

NOTE: Illustration shows E46.

Fig 2: Pressing Grooved Ball Bearing Into Center Mount Using Special Tools 33 3 202 And 33 3 203

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