26 11 090 Removing and installing/replacing front centering mount for propeller shaft

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Special tools required:

Necessary preliminary work:

Remove PROPELLER SHAFT .

Completely fill centering bore hole (1) with viscous grease.

Drive special tool 11 1 310 with a plastic hammer into centering bore hole.

The centering bearing (1) is forced out of the propeller shaft by the pressure on the grease filling.

If necessary, top up grease repeatedly.

NOTE: To drive out the bearing, you can also fill the centering bore hole with water instead of grease.

Fig 1: Driving Special Tool With Plastic Hammer Into Centering Bore Hole

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Installation note:

Remove grease or water from mount bore.

Drive in centering mount (1) with special tools 11 2 030 and 00 5 500 into propeller shaft (observe protrusion).

Grease centering mount.

Specified grease: see DRIVESHAFT -- OPERATING FLUIDS .

Fig 2: Driving In Centering Mount Using Special Tools (11 2 030 And 00 5 500) Into Propeller Shaft
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Installation note:

Observe protrusion A = 4² mm of centering (1).

Fig 3: Identifying Protrusion Of Centering

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