Removing and Installing/Replacing Front Centring Mount for Propeller Shaft

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





Special tools required:
- 00 5 500 00 5 500 Handle for Drifts
- 11 1 310
- 11 2 030





Necessary preliminary tasks:
- Remove propeller shaft. Removing and Installing Complete Propeller Shaft (Constant-Velocity Joint)





Completely fill centring bore (1) with viscous grease.

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

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

If necessary, top up grease repeatedly.

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





Installation:
Remove grease/water from mount bore.

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

Grease centring mount.

- Grease: BMW Service Operating Fluids.





Installation Note:
Observe protrusion A = 4+2mm of centring (1).