Rear axle of the car BMW 5 Series E12

Rear Axle Specifications
The rear axle is sprung, with a hypoid final drive. The main drive pinion rotates in tapered roller bearings. Main gear characteristics Lateral clearance...

Rear axle parts
Rear axle details: 1 — drive gear flange; 2, 3 — bearings of the drive gear; 4 — main gear drive pinion; 5 — rear axle housing; 6 — driven gear of the main...

Removal the rear axle
Raise the car. Drain the oil from the rear axle housing. Disconnect the rear propeller shaft from the final drive pinion flange and disconnect the wheel drive...

Disassembling the rear axle
Press out the differential output shafts using the 7011-2 puller (if necessary, drill a hole in the puller plate to match the threaded hole in the flange, as...

Disassembling the differential
Remove the locking pin from the satellite shaft and knock out the shaft. Turn the axle gears so that the satellites are opposite the differential box windows...

Differential assembly
Install one of the axle gears without the support washer and one adjusting washer into the differential box. Install the satellites and satellite axle. Install...

Adjusting the distance between the end of the drive gear and the differential axle
Depending on the configuration, the rear axle may have a Gleason final drive (marked "M", "H" or "F") or a Klingelnberg final drive (marked "K" on the drive...

Determining the thickness «X» of the washer «A»
After installing the "C" and "D" fixtures and the 4.05mm thick "A" shim, determine the thickness "X" of the adjusting shim as follows. Main gear of Gleason...

Adjusting the lateral clearance in the engagement of the main gear gears
Having determined the thickness of the adjusting washers installed between the outer bearing rings and the differential box (see " Differential assembly "),...

Checking the contact of the working surface of the main gear teeth
To finally check the quality of the engagement of the main transmission gears, check the contact of the working surface of their teeth. Note: For the Gleason...

Removal and installation the wheel drive shaft
Removal Raise the rear of the vehicle and remove the Allen key bolts securing the drive to the differential output shaft flange and to the wheel hub, then...

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