33 11 021 Replacing radial shaft seal for drive flange on rear axle final drive

Special tools required:

Necessary preliminary tasks:

IMPORTANT:

The rear axle final drive may not be tilted by more than 45° during the installation procedure.

Pull out radial shaft seal (1) with special tools 24 1 420 and 13 5 250 .

Fig 1: Pulling Out Radial Shaft Seal With Special Tools (24 1 420) And (13 5 250)

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Wet sealing lips and housing sheet metal flange of new radial shaft seal with final drive oil.

Drive in radial shaft seal with special tool 33 0 090 .

Fig 2: Driving Radial Shaft Seal With Special Tool (33 0 090)

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After installation: