26 11 090 Removing And Installing/Replacing Centering Mount For Propeller Shaft
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Special tools required:
- 00 5 500
- 11 1 310
- 11 2 030
Necessary preliminary tasks:
- Remove propeller shaft.
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.
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.
Installation:
Observe protrusion A = 4+2 mm of centering (1).