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Group 33 Rear Axle Service Bulletins

Bulletin number

Title

Description

Date of issue

33 01 84 (856) Rear axle toe adjustment Eccentric bushing for rear control arms, P/N 33 32 1 123 105 July 1984
33 03 84 (870) Ring Gear Bolting New procedure, revised torque to 50-55 Nm, then torque angle 55-60° July 1984
33 04 84 (887) Final Drive Identification Tag decoding Lists alphanumeric codes for differential identification October 1984
33 01 85 (975) Final drive capacity E30 volume : 0.9 liters, 1.3 liters for new or rebuilt unit, reset level at 1200 miles January 1985
33 01 87 (1329) BMW differential oil Change oil every inspection 2, P/N 89 89 2 000 900 January 1987
33 03 87 (1430) Damaged axle shaft joints and differentials Do not allow axles to hang while running car, do not allow one wheel to be running while another is locked by parking brake or contact with lift. July 1987
33 05 87 (1521) Exchange final drive units Change over speedometer transmitter when installing exchange differential November 1987
33 01 94 (3977) Leaking final drive Leaks from area of speedometer transmitter my be caused by incorrectly seated O ring on transmitter. Don't push O ring past 45° chamfer April 1994
 

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