Special tools required:

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00 5 500
11 1 310
11 2 030

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove propeller shaft. See 26 11 000 Removing and installing propeller shaft (cardan universal joint) completely

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: Driving Special Tool 11 1 310 In To Centering Bore

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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: Driving Centering With Special Tools 11 2 030 & 00 5 500 In To Propeller Shaft

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Installation:

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

Fig 3: Identifying Observe Protrusion Dimensions
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