Rear Drive Axle Assembly Diagram - BMW 1999-2005 M3 Service Manual

Rear Axle Final Drive
Rear drive axle assembly
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Install road wheel and lower car to
ground.
With an assistant applying brakes,
tighten drive axle collar nut to its
final torque.
Stake and caulk collar nut.
Tightening torques
Drive axle collar nut to drive flange
M24
M27
Drive axle to differential flange
M10x20 mm Torx
bolt
M10x46 mm bolt
(black)
M10x46 mm bolt
(silver) (always
replace)
Road wheel to hub
250 Nm (184
ft-lb)
300 Nm (221
ft-lb)
83 Nm (61 ft-lb)
100 Nm (74 ft-lb)
80 Nm (59 ft-lb)
100 ± 10 Nm
(74 ± 7 ft-lb)
2/25/2009 10:32 PM