Front Wheel Bearing, Pressing Out and In (Wheel Bearing Housing Installed)
Front wheel bearing, pressing out and in (wheel bearing housing installed)
Special tools and equipment
^ VAG1383 A engine/transmission jack with universal transmission holderVAG1359/2
^ VAG 1389 AM foot pump with high pressure hose
If available in shop, VAG 1389/1 hand pump can also be modified for use as a foot pump.
To do this use conversion kit VAG1 389/3.
Special tools and equipment
^ VAG1459 B hydraulic removal/installation tool for wheel bearing
^ Hollow piston cylinder HKZ-15 with hydraulic pressure unit E-0204-T
^ Tie bolts E-0-217+218
^ Special nut E-8-214
^ Pressure piece E-5
^ Pressure piece E-14-1
^ VAG1459 B/2 supplementary kit
^ Kukko 17/2 separator
^ Bell E-40
^ Pressure piece E-43
^ Pressure sleeve E-44-1
^ Pressure piece E-45
^ Loosen hex bolt for drive axle when vehicle is standing on its wheels (risk of accident).
^ Remove wheel and raise vehicle.
^ Pull cable of ABS wheel speed sensor out of bracket on brake caliper.
^ Pull ABS wheel speed sensor out of wheel bearing housing.
^ Remove adapter with brake caliper and hang on body with tie wire.
^ Remove brake disc and backing plate.
^ Remove nut -1- and hex bolt, and lift out both links -2-.
Slits in wheel bearing housing may not be widened with a chisel or similar tool!
^ Unscrew hex bolt for drive axle.
^ Swing out wheel bearing housing.
^ Take drive axle out of wheel bearing housing and be up.
Note: Place VAG13831A transmission lifter underneath (danger of accident if parts fall off when ejecting wheel hub and wheel bearing).
Pulling out wheel hub
^ Place separator -l- between wheel bearing housing and wheel hub, and pretension.
Installation position: straight surfaces of blades point toward wheel hub.
^ Attach bell -2-, hollow piston cylinder -3- with tie bolt and special nut -4-.
^ Pull out wheel hub while holding device securely.
1. 17/2 Kukko separating tool
2. Bell E-40
3. Hollow piston cylinder H KZ-1 5
4. Special nut E-8-214 and be bolt
5. High pressure hose with quick-release
Pulling out wheel bearing
^ Attach pressure piece -1- with collar to bearing, pressure sleeve -2with four stepped inside diameters to wheel bearing housing, hollow piston cylinder -3- with tie bolt, and special nut -4-.
^ Pull out wheel bearing by actuating pump.
1. Pressure piece E-5
2. Pressure sleeve E-44-1
3. Hollow piston cylinder H KZ-1 5
4. Special nut E-8-214 and tie bolt
Pull bearing inner race off hub
^ Attach separator -1- behind bearing inner ring -2-.
Installation position: Beveled part of blades faces bearing inner ring.
^ Put on bell -3- and hollow piston cylinder -4- with tie bolt, screw on with special nut -5-, and pull off bearing inner ring.
1. 17/2 Kukko separating tool
2. Bearing inner ring
3. Bell E-40
4. Hollow piston cylinder H KZ-1 5
5. Special nut E-8-214 and be bolt
Pressing in wheel bearing
Installation position: Large inside diameter of wheel bearing faces out.
^ Put wheel bearing -1-, pressure piece -2- (put collar into bearing), and hollow piston cylinder -3- with tie bolt on wheel bearing housing.
^ Attach pressure piece -4- with angles toward wheel bearing housing and special nut -5- from inside.
^ Press in wheel bearing by actuating pump.
1. Wheel bearing (note different versions: 75 mm diameter and 82 mm diameter)
2. Pressure piece E-45 for wheel bearing with 75 mm diameter or pressure piece E-14-1 for wheel bearing with 82 mm diameter
3. Hollow piston cylinder H KZ-1 5
4. Pressure piece E-43
5. Special nut E-8-214 and be bolt
Pressing in wheel hub
^ Put wheel hub -1- and hollow piston cylinder -2- with be bolt onto wheel bearing.
^ Attach pressure piece -3- with collar to special nut -4- from inside.
^ Press in wheel hub by actuating pump.
1. wheel hub
2. Hollow piston cylinder H KZ-1 5
3. Pressure piece E-5
4. Special nut E-8-214 and be bolt
Rest of installation is the reverse of removal.