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

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Remove propeller shaft, refer to 26 11 000 REMOVING AND INSTALLING COMPLETE PROPELLER SHAFT .

Fill centering bore (1) completely with viscous grease.

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

The centering mount (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 mount, you can also fill the centering bore with water instead of grease.

Fig 1: Removing Centering Mount

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Installation:

Remove grease/water from mount bore.

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

Fig 2: Installing Centering Mount

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Grease centering mount.

Installation:

Observe protrusion A = 4⁺² mm of centering (1).

Fig 3: Identifying Centering Mount Protrusion Dimension "A"

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