2001 BMW X5 axle replacement

gtosmine · Posted at Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:23 am

Transmission problem
2001 BMW X5 6 cyl All Wheel Drive Automatic 95000 miles
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is there any special way to install these axles right and left sides or is this straight forward like any other cars
thanks
larry

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merlin2021 · Posted at Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:29 am

The difference between BMW and others is the inboard joint, you will need to remove the bolts holding the two flanges together...

gtosmine · Posted at Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:34 am

[quote="gtosmine"]Transmission problem
2001 BMW X5 6 cyl All Wheel Drive Automatic 95000 miles
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these axles do not have flanges it seams to me they just pull out there is nothing holding them in

merlin2021 · Posted at Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:48 am

Then it's OK to pop it out, BMW used them when I was working on em...few years back!

gtosmine · Posted at Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:52 am

[quote="gtosmine"][quote="gtosmine"]Transmission problem
2001 BMW X5 6 cyl All Wheel Drive Automatic 95000 miles
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do these axles go in any special way
thanks
larry

merlin2021 · Posted at Sun Jan 27, 2008 7:38 am

When you remove the old one you will see a lock ring in a groove at the inner end. They just push in...I used a dead blow hammer, it's a sand filled plastec hammer, it causes no damage to the metal...