Replacing the radial shaft seal of the drive flange
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2025 BMW M4, 2024 BMW M4, 2023 BMW M4, 2022 BMW M4, and 2021 BMW M4. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
Preliminary work
- Refer to DISCONNECTING ALL BATTERY GROUND LEADS .
- Refer to REMOVING THE FRONT SPOILER .
- Refer to REMOVING THE FRONT UNDERBODY PROTECTION .
- Refer to REMOVING THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT UNDERSHIELD .
- Refer to REMOVING THRUST FIELD .
- Refer to REMOVING THE CONNECTING SUPPORT FROM THE TUNNEL .
- Refer to REMOVING EXHAUST SYSTEM .
- Refer to REMOVING THE TANK COVER .
- Refer to REMOVING THE LEFT THRUST FIELD .
- Refer to REMOVING THE REAR HEAT SHIELD .
- Refer to REMOVING FRONT HEAT SHIELD .
- Refer to RELEASING THE TRANSMISSION BEARING SUPPORT .
- Refer to REMOVING TRANSMISSION CROSS-MEMBER .
- Refer to PARTIALLY LOOSENING THE PROP SHAFT .
- Refer to REMOVING THE TRANSFER BOX .
- Refer to RELEASING FRONT PROP SHAFT FROM FRONT AXLE DIFFERENTIAL .
- Refer to REMOVING THE INPUT FLANGE OF THE FRONT AXLE DIFFERENTIAL .
NOTE:
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Different variants may be installed depending on the vehicle equipment.
Different variants may be installed depending on the vehicle equipment.
- Pull radial shaft seal (1) out of front axle differential using special tool 0 490 466 (00 5 010) .
- Replace radial shaft seal (1)
.
Parts: Radial shaft seal
- Coat the sealing lips of the new radial shaft seal (1) with front axle differential oil.
- Version A:
Use special tools 2 413 037 and 2 466 745 to strike the radial shaft seal up to the stop of the front axle differential.
- Version B:
Use special tool 0 493 539 (31 5 130) to strike the radial shaft seal up to the stop of the front axle differential.
Follow-up work
- Refer to INSTALLING THE INPUT FLANGE OF THE FRONT AXLE DIFFERENTIAL .
- Refer to INSTALLING FRONT PROPELLER SHAFT AT THE FRONT AXLE DIFFERENTIAL .
- Refer to INSTALLING THE TRANSFER BOX .
- Refer to FASTENING THE PROP SHAFT (PARTIALLY REMOVED) .
- Refer to INSTALLING TRANSMISSION CROSS MEMBER .
- Refer to INSTALLING THE TRANSMISSION BEARING SUPPORT .
- Refer to INSTALLING FRONT HEAT SHIELD .
- Refer to INSTALLING THE REAR HEAT SHIELD .
- Refer to INSTALLING THE LEFT THRUST FIELD .
- Refer to INSTALLING TANK COVER .
- Refer to INSTALLING EXHAUST SYSTEM .
- Refer to INSTALLING THE CONNECTING SUPPORTS ON THE TUNNEL .
- Refer to INSTALLING THE STIFFENING PLATE .
- Refer to INSTALLING THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT UNDERSHIELD .
- Refer to INSTALLING FRONT UNDERBODY PROTECTION .
- Refer to INSTALLING THE FRONT SPOILER .
- Refer to CONNECTING ALL BATTERY GROUND LEADS .