Mercedes-Benz E-class W124 - Repair manual and operation

3.18. Replacement of the bearing in an end face of a bent shaft

On models with the mechanical transmission in an end face of a bent shaft from a flywheel the bearing on which the entrance shaft of the transmission leans is installed.

Bearing arrangement in an end face of a bent shaft

1 – flywheel; 2 – bent shaft; 3 – bearing; 4 – remote plug

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Remove a flywheel and coupling. 2. Remove a lock ring and, using the inertial hammer with special captures, take the bearing from an end face of a bent shaft. 3. Clear a nest for the bearing in an end face of a bent shaft. 4. Apply a thin film of special glue on an external ring of the bearing. 5. Using the tubular mandrel leaning on an external ring of the bearing, install the bearing in a nest of a bent shaft against the stop and record a lock ring. 6. Establish coupling and a flywheel.