3341005 Replacing left drive flange on rear axle shaft

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Necessary preliminary tasks

Remove output shaft See 3321001 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING LEFT OUTPUT SHAFT or 3321002 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING RIGHT OUTPUT SHAFT
Remove BRAKE DISC
Remove PULSE GENERATOR

IMPORTANT: Check sensor head and line from pulse sensor prior to installation for external damage, replacing if necessary.

Force drive flange with special tools 33 2 116/33 2 201, 33 2 160 WASHER , 33 4 200 and 5 wheel bolts out of wheel bearing.

NOTE: Rounded inside edge of special tool 33 2 160 WASHER must point to drive flange.

Fig 1: Installing Drive Flange Using Special Tools

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IMPORTANT: The wheel bearing is destroyed when the drive flange is removed and can not be reused!

Replace wheel bearing See 3341153 REPLACING WHEEL BEARING (OUTSIDE DIAMETER 75 MM) ON REAR AXLE SHAFT ; 3341153 REPLACING WHEEL BEARING (OUTSIDE DIAMETER 85 MM) ON REAR AXLE SHAFT or 3341155 REPLACING RIGHT WHEEL BEARING ON REAR AXLE SHAFT .

Installation:

Install output shaft See 3321001 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING LEFT OUTPUT SHAFT or 3321002 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING RIGHT OUTPUT SHAFT .

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

Draw DRIVE FLANGE INTO WHEEL BEARING .

After installation

Adjusting HANDBRAKE