26 12 011 Replacing grooved ball bearing in propeller shaft center bearing

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Special tools required:

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Replace propeller shaft center bearing. See REPLACING CENTER BEARING or REPLACING CENTER BEARING (CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT) (M6) .

Press grooved ball bearing out of center mount (1) using special tool 23 1 160 .

NOTE: Illustration shows E46.

Fig 1: Pressing Grooved Ball Bearing Out Of Center Mount

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Coat rubber-coated bearing seat of center mount (2) with Circolight.

Use special tools 33 3 202 /33 3 203 to press grooved ball bearing (1) into center mount (2).

NOTE: Illustration shows E46.

Fig 2: Pressing Grooved Ball Bearing Into Center Mount

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