10 –   6 Repair Manual  RRE140/160/180/200/250  © BT
Drive gear 2000
General
T-code Valid from serial number Date Publication No.
815, 816 6051502 2008-08-21 261828-040
Placing a new ball bearing
Use fixture 257415 and push-on sleeve 257419 to fit the bearing on the 
pinion gear.
1. Place the pinion gear on the guide of fixture 257415 and exert pres-
sure on the latter until contact is made.
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2. Place the pinion gear (d) on fixture 257415.
3. Fit the ball bearing (c) and press-on sleeve 257419. 
4. Exert pressure on the ball bearing until it makes contact with the 
pinion gear (d).
If no press is available, the bearing can be fitted in the following way 
instead:
DANGER!
Risk of injury from burns! Use protective gloves.
Heat the ball bearing to a maximum of 90 °C and fit the bearing so that 
it makes contact with the pinion gear.
Fit the pinion gear once the bearing has cooled down.
Fitting the sealing ring
1. To seal the gear wheel against the gear housing a sealing ring (e) 
must be fitted. Before fitting the seal, use LOCTITE
®
 5910 on the 
surfaces that come into contact with each other.
2. Use a press to push the seal in until it makes contact.
Inserting the pinion gear in the drive gear
1. Carefully insert the pinion gear in the gear housing. To get it into po-
sition you may need to rotate the wheel axle.
2. Use tool 257412 to press the pinion gear into the gear housing until 
it makes contact.
3. Fit the locking ring above the pinion gear.
4. Apply grease sparingly to the seal. Apply LOCTITE
®
 574 to the out-
er edge of the seal. 
5. Use tool 257414 to push the seal in until it makes contact.
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