Replace a transmission axis for OREA 500+

Replace a transmission axis for OREA 500+

Follow this tutorial to replace the transmission axis of an OREA 500+ engine


Difficulty: Good DIYer
Time required: 30 minutes
Number of steps: 15
Updated: October 2025
Equipment required:
Circlips clamp, small flat screwdriver, large flat screwdriver, cruciform screwdriver, BTR key of 5, Extractor
Detached part(s):
Reference: 580145J

Step 1: Remove the clip greenhouse

Using a circlips clamp, remove the holding circlip from the toothed wheel.

Step 2: Remove the toothed wheel

Remove the toothed wheel from the axis. If you are unable to remove the toothed wheel, help yourself with an extractor.

Attention!

Do not lose this small metal bar that binds the toothed wheel to the transmission axis.

It can fall when extracting the wheel or remain on the notch of the motor shaft.

Step 3: Remove wheel protection

Unscrew the two wheel protection holding screws with a cruciform screwdriver.

Remove the wheel protection.

Step 4: Remove axle protection screws

Unscrew the 4 screws for fixing the 4 screws for fixing the axis protection.

Step 5: Prepare the exit of the axis protection

In order to take out the protection of the axis, pass between the motor block and the protection of the axis a small flat screwdriver.

Type slightly on the screwdriver to help it move between the elements. Perform the operation in each angle of the protection.

Step 6: Remove the protection from the axis

Once a space is created, do the same with a larger flat screwdriver. Leave by helping you from the engine block to take out the protection.

Step 7: Remove the transmission axis

The transmission axis can be extracted.

Council

If the transmission axis is hard to exit, unscrew the 4 holding screws of the electric motor and lift it slightly to separate it from the axis.

If necessary, you can completely remove the electric motor from the block.

Step 8: Remove the transmission axis

Processes the extraction of the axis.

Step 9: Inserting the new axis

Insert the new motor shaft by pushing it to the bottom of the engine. The bearing shall be at flower of the engine block.

Step 10: Removing plastic protection

Reposition the plastic protection of the axis.

Be careful to have one of the holes for fixing the protection of the toothed wheel at the top left of plastic protection.

Step 11: Fix plastic protection

Turn over the protection on the engine block.

Lightly screw the screws on the support each turn so as to insert the protection homogeneously and centeredly.

Step 12: Remind the protection of the toothed wheel

Put back and fix the protection of the toothed wheel.

Step 13: Remitting the metal bar

Put the metal bar back in place in the notch of the axis.

Step 14: Remitting the toothed wheel

Put the toothed wheel back to the motor shaft. Present it with the recess towards you.

Push the toothed wheel to the engine block so as to see the circlip passage groove.

Step 15: Fix the toothed wheel

Put the circlip back to the axis.

FIN

Fin

You can now put the electric motor back in place if you had to remove it. You can then reinstall the engine block on the portal.