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

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Special tools required:

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Completely fill centering bore hole (1) with viscous grease.

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

The centering bearing (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 bearing, you can also fill the centering bore hole with water instead of grease.

Fig 1: Inserting Special Tool (11 1 310) Into Centering Bore Hole

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Installation note:

Remove grease/water from mount bore.

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

Grease centering mount (refer to approved GREASE ).

Fig 2: Inserting Special Tool (11 1 310) Into Centering Bore Hole

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Installation note:

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

Fig 3: Identifying Centering Protrusion

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