33 41 151 Replacing wheel bearing on left or right rear axle shaft (on 2-flow exhaust system)

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Special tools required:

33 3 261
33 3 262
33 3 263
33 3 264
33 3 265

See REAR AXLE - SPECIAL TOOLS .

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove drive flange of rear axle shaft

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: Identifying Retaining Ring

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

Fig 2: Removing Wheel Bearing With Special Tools

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IMPORTANT: Do not reuse old wheel bearing!
Black-dyed multipole seal (1) must point to center of vehicle!

Fig 3: Identifying Black-Dyed Multipole Seal

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Installation:

Check installation position of wheel bearing (1), correct if necessary.

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

Fig 4: Installing Wheel Bearing With Special Tools

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After installation:

Adjust handbrake . See 34 10 014 ADJUSTING HANDBRAKE .