33 41 000 Replacing drive flange on left/right rear axle shaft

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Special tools required:

33 2 116 . See REAR AXLE - SPECIAL TOOLS .
33 2160
33 2 201
33 4 200

Remove rear wheel.

IMPORTANT: Expand turning lock sufficiently to avoid damaging thread when releasing collar nut.

Release collar nut, activate handbrake for this purpose.

Fig 1: Locating Turning Lock And Collar Nut

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Installation:

Replace collar nut, oil collar nut/wheel bearing contact surface lightly and tighten down.

No oil permitted on thread of shaft journal or collar nut. Tightening torque 33 41 3AZ . See 41 WHEEL BEARINGS .

Secure collar nut by positive peening on flat areas of output shaft.

Remove brake disk . See 21 REAR BRAKES .

Force drive flange with special tools 33 2 116 / 332201 , 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.

Fig 2: Identifying Special Tool (33 2 160, 332201 And 33 4 200)

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IMPORTANT: The wheel bearing is destroyed when the drive flange is removed and cannot be reused!
Replace wheel bearing .

Installation:

Oil drive flange lightly and attach to splines of output shaft.

Draw drive flange into wheel bearing .

After installation:

Adjust handbrake . See 34 10 014 ADJUSTING HANDBRAKE .