26 11 Propeller Shaft, complete

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PROPELLER SHAFT - TIGHTENING TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS

	Type	Thread	Tightening specification	Measure
1AZ Flexible disk to propeller shaft and transmission output flange Steel propeller shaft	All	M10 8.8		48 Nm
	All	M10 10.9		64 Nm
	E31 / E38 / E39 / E46	M14		140 Nm
	E32 / E34 / E36 / E38 / E39	M12 8.8		81 Nm
	E60 / E63 / E64	M12 8.8		90 Nm
	E32 / E34 / E36 / E38 / E39 / E46 / E53 / E85 / E60	M12 10.9		100 Nm
	M5(E39) / M3,	M12 10.9		115 Nm
	E65	M12 10.9		90 Nm
Flexible disk to transmission output flange	E46 / E39 / E60 / M57 only		Screw with rolled-on shim only
			Jointing torque	50 Nm
			Torque angle	90°
Flexible disk to transmission output flange	E65 / E66 / All except N73, M67		Screw with rolled-on shim only
			Jointing torque	50 Nm
			Torque angle	90°
Flexible disk on propeller shaft	E83	M12 10.9	Tighten via nut	100 Nm
Flexible disk to transmission output flange	E83	M12 10.9		90 Nm
Aluminum propeller shaft: Flexible disk to transmission output flange	E39 / E60	M12 10.9		100 Nm
Aluminum propeller shaft: Flexible disk on propeller shaft	E39 / E60	M12 10.9		90 Nm
	E60 / E61 / E63 / E64	M10 10.9		64 Nm
	E60	M12 8.8		90 Nm
	E63(N52)	M12		110 Nm
Flexible disk to transmission output flange ZNS bolts Shiny zinc coating All versions			Replace bolts and nuts Jointing torque and angle of rotation must be observed without fail
	E60 / E61 / E63 / E64 / E65 / E83 / E85 / E87 / E90 /	M10-10.9	Jointing torque	20 Nm
			Torque angle	90°
	E46 / E60 / E61 / E63 / E64 / E65 / E83 / E85 / E87 / E90	M12-10.9	Jointing torque	55 Nm
			Torque angle	90°
	E60 / E61 / E63 / E64 / E65	M 12-8.8	Jointing torque	30 Nm
			Torque angle	90°
2AZ Coupling propeller shaft to transmission	All	M10		60 Nm
	E32 / E31	M12		95 Nm
3AZ Clamping ring for slide after installation in the car	All			10 Nm
	E30 / Four Wheel Drive			22 Nm

PROPELLER SHAFT - TIGHTENING TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS

	Type	Thread	Tightening specification	Measure
4AZ Propeller shaft to drive flange (rear axle)
Version, universal joint: >Compression nut	All	M10	Only finned nuts to higher tightening torque	64 Nm
Version, universal joint: >Torx bolt	All	M10		85 Nm
Version, constant-velocity joint: >Torx bolt	E46 (M3) / E38 / E39 / E46 / E60 / E83 (M57TU) E63(N52)	M10		70 Nm
Version, constant-velocity joint: >Compression nut	All	M8		32 Nm
Compression nut	All	M10		64 Nm
Finned nut	All	M8		43 Nm
Finned nut	All	M10		70 Nm
ZNS bolts, shiny zinc coating All versions with universal or constant-velocity joint			Replace bolts and nuts Jointing torque and angle of rotation must be observed without fail
	E46 / E60 / E61 / E63 / E64 / E65 / E83 / E85 / E87 / E90	M10-10.9	Jointing torque	20 Nm
			Torque angle	90°
	E90	M12-10.9	Jointing torque	55 Nm
			Torque angle	90°
5AZ Pivot to center propeller shaft journal with Loctite (Version without slide)	All			97 Nm
6AZ Center mount to body	All			21 Nm
7AZ Flexible disk to front axle differential	E53	M10-10.9		60 Nm
8AZ Flexible disk on propeller shaft	E53	M10-10.9		64 Nm
9AZ Front propeller shaft to transfer box/front differential	E83	M10-10.9		85 Nm
	E60 / E61	M8		51 Nm
ZNS bolts Shiny zinc coating			Replace bolts and nuts Jointing torque and angle of rotation must be observed without fail
	E46 / E83	M10-10.9	Jointing torque	5 Nm
			Torque angle	90°
	E53	M10-12.9	Jointing torque	5 Nm
			Torque angle	90°