36 31 861 Installing wheel bearings
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Clean the bearing seats.
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Drive in the wheel bearing with drift,
BMW No. 36 6 600, until seated, and install the
locking ring.
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Slide the spacer sleeve into the wheel hub from
the right.
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Drive in the right-hand wheel bearing with drift,
BMW No. 36 6 600, making sure that the load is
supported only on the left-hand wheel bearing.
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Note:
The left-hand bearing must be seated on the stop in
the wheel hub. The spacer sleeve between the two
bearings should have no more than minimal axial
clearance, if any.
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Drive in shaft sealing ring with drift,
BMW No. 36 6 600, and grease the friction face
with Optimoly TA.
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Check the speed/ABS sensor gap and adjust if
necessary.
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Removing/installing bearing in chain-
wheel carrier
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Remove rear wheel.
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Remove drive damper.
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Remove spacer sleeve (1).
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Remove spacer sleeve (3).
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Lever out shaft sealing ring (2) with screwdriver.
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Heat the hub to approx. 100 °C (212 °F).
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Caution:
To avoid damage to the chainwheel carrier, use a
suitable support for the internal puller.
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Remove bearing (7) with counter-support,
BMW No. 00 8 572, and internal puller,
BMW No. 00 8 574.
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Take out circlip (5) with circlip pliers.
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Remove backup washer (6).
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Remove bearing (4) with counter-support,
BMW No. 00 8 572, and internal puller,
BMW No. 00 8 574.
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Installation is the reverse of the removal proce-
dure: pay particular attention to the following.
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Drive bearing (4) in with drift, BMW No. 36 5 512.
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Drive bearing (7) in with drift, BMW No. 36 5 512.
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Install a new shaft sealing ring (2).
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Grease the contact face of spacer sleeve (1) with
Staburags NBU 30 PTM.
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