33 41 005 Replacing left drive flange on rear axle shaft

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Special tools required:

33 2 116 33 2 110 REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION TOOL
33 2 160 SPACER RING
33 2 201 33 2 200 FIXTURE
33 4 041 33 4 040 SET OF TOOLS
33 4 042 33 4 040 SET OF TOOLS
33 4 043 33 4 040 SET OF TOOLS
33 4 045 33 4 040 SET OF TOOLS
33 4 048 33 4 040 SET OF TOOLS
33 4 200 TOOL KIT / STRIKER FIXTURE

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove output shaft, see 33 21 001 Removing and installing / replacing left output shaft .
Remove brake disc
Remove pulse generator, see 34 52 535 REPLACING A REAR PULSE GENERATOR .

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

NOTE: Rounded inside edge of special tool 33 2 160 must point to drive flange.

Fig 1: Special Tool (33 2 116/33 2 201), (33 4 200) And (33 2 160)

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IMPORTANT: The wheel bearing is destroyed when the drive flange is removed and cannot be reused!

Install new wheel bearing, see 33 41 153 Replacing left wheel bearing on rear axle shaft .

Installation:

Draw in drive flange with special tools 33 4 041 , 33 4 042 , 33 4 043 , 33 4 045 and 33 4 048 .

Fig 2: Special Tool (33 4 048), (33 4 041) And (33 4 043)

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After installation:

Adjust handbrake, see 34 10 014 ADJUSTING HANDBRAKE .