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Rear Wheel Hub > < Sealing, lubricating and locking materials - rear axle, rear wheel suspension

Replace rear axle damping bushes

  Remove

1.   Remove rear axle
  • Disc brake
  • Drum brake
2.   Remove 2x rear axle holders (1), (4)
•   Secure rear axle with retaining straps (arrow)
•   Unscrew 2x screw connection (2), (3)
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Important:   Risk of damage to rear axle
3.   Drill through damping bush rubber bearings on both sides
•   Drill through rubber bearings all round with drill 10 mm
Note:   Place holes close together. See diagram.
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4.   Remove damping bushes (3) both sides
•   Place drift mandrel CH-48377-1 (2) between damper bush and wall of rear axle (1), and drift out (direction of arrow)
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  Install

5.   Install damping bushes both sides
Note:   Special tool kit to be used:
  • Hydraulic spindle MKM-6615-10
  • Remover and installer CH-48377
  • Hydraulic pump MKM-6616
•   Attach CH-48377-3 (3) to hydraulic cylinder MKM-6615-11 (6) in connection with sleeve KM-6615-4 (4)
Note:   Place hydraulic cylinder on side of CH-48377-3 (3)
•   Insert damping bush in CH-48377-2 (2)
Note:   Lug of damping bush (9) must sit in recess (10) of CH-48377-2
•   Place special tool assembly on rear axle and attach
Note:   Align damper bush: lower edge of recess (7) on CH-48377-2 must align with upper edge of weld seam (8) of rear axle
Connect pressure connection (5)
Tighten MKM-6615-13 (1)
•   Press in damping bush (direction of arrow)
Note:   During the pressing process, the stroke end of hydraulic cylinder MKM-6615-11 (6) is reached. In this case, the pressure at the hydraulic hand pump MKM-6616 (6) must be released and the special tool assembly re-attached with nut MKM-6615-13 (1).
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6.   Detach special tool assembly
•   Unscrew nut MKM-6615-13 and remove special tool assembly MKM-6615-10 in connection with CH-48377
7.   Attach 2x rear axle holders
•   Screw in 2x screw connection
Note:   Do not tighten screw connections yet
•   Detach 2x retaining straps
8.   Install rear axle
  • Disc brake
  • Drum brake

Rear Wheel Hub > < Sealing, lubricating and locking materials - rear axle, rear wheel suspension