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33 41 000 Replacing Drive Flange on Left/Right Rear Axle Shaft




33 41 000 - Replacing drive flange on left or right rear axle shaft (on 2-flow exhaust system)





Special tools required:
- 33 2 116 33 2 110 Removal and Installation Tool
- 33 2 160 33 2 160 Spacer Ring
- 33 2 201 33 2 200 Fixture
- 33 4 200 33 4 200 Tool Kit / Striker Fixture






Necessary preliminary tasks:
- Remove output shaft 33 21 000 Removing and Installing/Replacing Left or Right Output Shaft (on 2-Flow Exhaust System)
- Remove brake disk 34 21 320 Removing and Installing/Renewing Both Brake Discs
- Remove pulse generator 34 52 535 Replacing A Rear Pulse Sensor

Important!
Check sensor head and line from pulse generator prior to installation for external damage, replacing if necessary.





Force drive flange with special tools 33 2 116 33 2 110 Removal and Installation Tool / 33 2 201 33 2 200 Fixture, 33 2 160 33 2 160 Spacer Ring, 33 4 200 33 4 200 Tool Kit / Striker Fixture and 5 wheel bolts out of wheel bearing.

Note:
Rounded inside edge of special tool 33 2 160 33 2 160 Spacer Ring must point to drive flange.





Important!
The wheel bearing is destroyed when the drive flange is removed and cannot be reused!

Replace wheel bearing.

Installation:
Install output shaft 33 21 000 Removing and Installing/Replacing Left or Right Output Shaft (on 2-Flow Exhaust System).
Oil drive flange lightly and attach to splines of output shaft.
Draw drive flange into wheel bearing [1][2]Procedures.





After installation:
- Adjust handbrake