33 41 153 Replacing left wheel bearing on rear axle shaft

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Special tools required:

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove drive flange for rear axle shaft, see 33 41 005 Replacing left drive flange on rear axle shaft .
Detach wheel bearing inner race from drive flange

Press retaining ring (1) together using pliers and remove.

Installation:

Install retaining ring (1).

Check seating of retaining ring (1), correct if necessary.

Fig 1: Pressing Retaining Ring

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Pull out wheel bearing with special tools 33 3 261 , 33 3 262 and 33 3 263 .

Fig 2: Pulling Special Tool (33 3 261), (33 3 262) And (33 3 263)

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IMPORTANT: Do not reuse old wheel bearing!
Note installation direction of wheel bearing.

Installation:

Draw in wheel bearing (1) with special tools 33 3 261 , 33 3 264 and 33 3 265 .

Fig 3: Special Tool (33 3 261), (33 3 264) And (33 3 265)

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After installation:

Adjust handbrake, see 34 10 014 ADJUSTING HANDBRAKE .