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26 11 090 Removing and Installing/Replacing Rear Centering Mount for Propeller Shaft

26 11 090 Removing and installing/replacing centring mount for propeller shaft






Special tools required:
- 31 4 150
- 11 2 030
- 00 5 500






Necessary preliminary work:
- Remove propeller shaft.






Completely fill centring bore hole (1) with viscous grease.

Drive special tool 31 4 150 with a plastic hammer into centring bore hole.

The centring bearing (1) is forced out of the propeller shaft by the pressure on the grease filling.

If necessary, top up grease repeatedly.






Installation note:

Remove grease from bearing hole.

Drive in centring mount (1) with special tools 11 2 030 and 00 5 500 into propeller shaft (observe protrusion).

Grease centring mount.
- Grease: BMW Service Operating Fluids.






Installation note:

Observe protrusion A = 7 mm of centring element (1).