BMW 5251 Service Manual page 734

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Rear Suspension
4
Press out axle shaft using BMW special tools 33
2
117. 33 2
116and332111.
4
Remove upper front control arm (traction strut) ball joint
mounting nut (arrow). Press control arm ball joint out of
wheel bearing carrier.
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Repeat above process on upper rear control arm.
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Remove wheel bearing carrier assembly.
4
When reinstalling, pull axle shafl through wheel bearing car-
rier using BMW special tools 33
2
115, 33 2 116 and 33 2
118.
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Lightly oil bearing surface of axle collar nut and install. Tight-
en collar nut firmly, but do not fully tighten it at this time.
WARNING-
For safety reasons, the axle collar nut should only be tight-
ened to its final torque with the wheel installed and the car
lowered to the ground. However, loading the bearing without
the nut tiqhtened suificiently may darnaqe the bearina.