Special tools required:

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00 5 500
11 1310
112 030

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove propeller shaft.

Fig 1: Driving Special Tool 11 1 310 Into Centering Bore

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Pack centering bore fully with viscous grease.

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

The center mount is forced out by applying pressure to grease fill(1).

If necessary, top up grease repeatedly.

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

Remove grease/water from mount bore.

Drive in centering (1) with special tools 00 5 500 and 112 030 until protrusion (A) is reached.

Fig 2: Driving In Centering With Special Tools 00 5 500 And 112 030

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Installation:

Dimension A = 4⁺² mm

Fig 3: Identifying Dimension

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