33 41 005 Replacing left drive flange on rear axle shaft
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- 33 2 116
- 33 2 160
- 33 2 201
- 33 4 200
Necessary preliminary tasks:
- Remove output shaft
- Remove brake disk
- Remove pulse generator
Force drive flange with special tools 33 2 116 / 33 2 201, 33 2 160, 33 4 200 and 5 wheel bolts out of wheel bearing.
NOTE:
Rounded inside edge of special tool 33 2 160 must point to drive flange.
IMPORTANT:
The wheel bearing is destroyed when the drive flange is removed and cannot be reused!
Replace wheel bearing.
Installation:
Install output shaft.
Oil drive flange lightly and attach to splines of output shaft.
Draw drive flange into wheel bearing.
After installation: