Wheel Hub: Service and Repair

33 41 000 Replacing drive flange on left/right rear axle shaft

Special tools required:





Remove rear wheel.

Important!
Expand anti-twist lock sufficiently to avoid damaging thread when releasing collar nut.

Release collar nut (1), activate parking brake for this purpose.

Installation:
Replace collar nut, oil collar nut/wheel bearing contact surface only and tighten down.

No oil permitted on thread of shaft journal or collar nut.

Tightening torque 33 41 1AZ.

Secure collar nut by positive peening on flat areas of output shaft.





Remove brake disc.

Force drive flange with special tools 33 2 116 / 33 2 201, 33 2 160, 33 4 200 and 5 wheel bolts out of wheel bearing.

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





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

Replace wheel bearing.

Installation:
Oil drive flange lightly and attach to splines of output shaft.

Draw drive flange into wheel bearing.





After installation:
^ Adjusting parking brake