26 11 090 Removing and installing /replacing centering mount for propeller shaft

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Special tools required:

00 5 500
11 1 310
11 2 030

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove propeller shaft.

Fill centering bore (1) completely with viscous grease.

Drive special tool 11 1 310 with a plastic hammer into centering bore.

The centering mount (1) is forced out of the propeller shaft by the pressure on the grease filling.

If necessary, top up grease repeatedly.

NOTE: To drive out the mount, you can also fill the centering bore with water instead of grease.

Fig 1: Identifying Centering Bore With Special Tool (11 1 310)

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Installation:

Remove grease/water from mount bore.

Drive in centering (1) with special tools 11 2 030 and 00 5 500 into propeller shaft (observe protrusion).

Grease centering mount.

Fig 2: Identifying Special Tool (11 2 030) And (00 5 500)

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Installation:

Observe protrusion A = 4⁺² mm of centering (1).

Fig 3: Identifying Propeller Shaft Centering

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