BMW X5: Removing And Installing/Replacing Front Differential
BMW X5 (G05) 2019-2025 Service & Repair Manual / Front Axle / Front Axle Gearbox / Removing And Installing/Replacing Front Differential
WARNING: Danger to life! Mount securing fixture for vehicle on lifting platform to prevent the vehicle from slipping off or tilting down.
Secure engine in installation position to prevent it from falling down.
Necessary preliminary tasks:
- Remove left output shaft.
- Secure right output shaft with special tool.
- Lower front axle support.
IMPORTANT: Danger of injury! When releasing the last bolt, grip the front differential to prevent it from falling down.
Detach vent line (1).
Release bolts (2-4).
Remove front differential downwards.
Installation:
During removal and installation: Replace O-ring.
Coat O-ring with front differential oil.
Make sure screws are installed in correct positions.
- Bolt (2) M12x60
- Bolt (3) M12x125
- Bolt (4) M12x85
Tightening torque.
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Fig. 106: Identifying Vent Line And Bolts
Check front differential oil level , correct if necessary.
After installation:
- Perform CHASSIS ALIGNMENT CHECK
- Carry out steering angle sensor adjustment/adjustment for active front steering.
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Replacing Radial Seal For Drive Flange Of Front Differential
Special tools required:
23 0 020
31 5 130
33 1 150
Necessary preliminary tasks:
Remove reinforcement plate.
Mark position of nut with respect to shaft with punch marks (arrow).
Lever out lock
Replacing Shaft Seal For Left Output Shaft
Special tools required:
31 4 160
Necessary preliminary tasks:
Remove left output shaft.
Lever shaft seal (1) out of front differential with a screwdriver (2).
Fig. 113: Identifying Shaft Seal A
Differential With Bearing
REPLACING SHAFT SEAL FOR RIGHT OUTPUT SHAFT
Special tools required:
31 4 160
Necessary preliminary tasks:
Remove right output shaft.
Lever shaft seal (1) out of bearing block with a screwdriver
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Removing And Installing/Replacing Left Eccentric Shaft (N62
From 9/03 And N62TU)
(cylinder bank 5 to 8)
Necessary preliminary tasks:
Remove servomotor for left eccentric shaft.
Remove ignition coils on cylinder bank 5 to 8.
Remove spark plugs on cylinder bank 5 to 8.
Remove left cylinder head cover.
Remove left inlet and exhaust adjustment units.
Remove left inlet cams
Removing And Installing/Replacing Inlet Camshaft (N52K)
Special tools required:
11 4 281
11 4 481
IMPORTANT: Aluminium screws/bolts must be replaced each time they
are released.
The end faces of aluminium screws/bolts are painted blue for the purposes of
reliable identification.
Jointing torque and angle of rotation must be observed without fail (
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