33 17 004 Replacing all front rubber mounts for rear final drive unit mounting

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Special tools required:

IMPORTANT: Lower the rear axle carrier to avoid overelongating the new rubber mount when sliding in the screw.

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove rear differential . See 33 10 010 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING REAR DIFFERENTIAL or 33 10 016/17 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/RENEWING REAR AXLE FINAL DRIVE (DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE CONTROL)
Lower rear axle support . See 33 31 503 LOWERING/RAISING REAR AXLE SUPPORT (SWZ00-2040) or 33 31 503 LOWERING/RAISING REAR AXLE SUPPORT (UNIVERSAL LIFTER)

Pull out rubber mount with special tools 33 5 166 , 33 5 163 , 33 5 162 , 33 5 161 , 33 4 466 and 33 4 465 .

NOTE: The milled recess of special tool 33 5 162 must point outward toward the rear axle support.
Use ratchet ring wrench 33 5 105 .

Fig 1: Pulling Out Rubber Mount Using Special Tools

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IMPORTANT: Coat bearing bushing in rear axle carrier and rubber mount with Circolight..

Align rubber mount horizontally by way of slots (1).

Fig 2: Aligning Rubber Mount Slots

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Insert rubber mount (1) in special tool 33 5 164 .

Draw in rubber mount (1) with special tools 33 5 165 , 33 5 164 , 33 5 163 , 33 4 466 and 33 4 465 as far as it will go.

NOTE: Use ratchet ring wrench 33 5 105 .

Fig 3: Inserting Rubber Mount

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