33 17 004 Replacing All Front Rubber Mounts For Rear Differential Mounting

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Special tools required:

33 3 312
33 4 161
33 4 162
33 4 166
33 4 311
33 4 312
33 4 465
33 4 466

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove rear differential

Withdraw front rubber mount with special tools 33 3 312, 33 4 161, 33 4 162, 33 4 466 and 33 4 465.

NOTE: Milled recess of special tool 33 4 161 must point upwards to rear axle carrier.

Fig 1: Identifying Special Tools (33 3 312, 33 4 161, 33 4 162, 33 4 466 And 33 4 465)

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IMPORTANT: Coat bearing bushing in rear axle carrier and new rubber mount with Circolight (refer to BMW Parts Service).

Align rubber mount by way of slots (1) to vehicle transversal direction.

Fig 2: Aligning Rubber Mount

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Insert rubber mount in special tool 33 4 311.

NOTE: Align rubber mount so that side slots (1) line up with marking (M) on special tool.

Fig 3: Identifying Special Tool (33 4 311) On Rubber Mount

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Draw in rubber mount with special tools 33 4 465, 33 4 466, 33 4 166, 33 4 311 and 33 4 312 as far as it will go.

Fig 4: Identifying Special Tools (33 4 465, 33 4 466, 33 4 166, 33 4 311 And 33 4 312)

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