Forgot to take a photo of Tripod.
So I borrowed a photo from Volvo P2 S60 Tripod.

Same idea as these Euro car axles are made by GKN.

- Once the circlip is off, use a DRIFT to punch the tripod out (Blue arrow).
- But mark the spots first (Red circles) to be sure it goes back to the same spot (optional but may be important as you don't want vibration).
- During re-installation, use an appropriate socket and pound at the correct place (too large a socket will pound on the needle bearings!!!). So find a socket slightly larger than the diameter of the axle itself so you can pound on the round part of the tripod (Yellow arrows).

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1998 E39 528i 5sp MT
2006 E53 X5 3.0 6sp MT