Wheel Bearing Housing (Steel) and Axle Link (All Wheel Drive), Servicing

Wheel bearing housing (steel) and axle link (all wheel drive), servicing

Note: If it should be necessary to move a vehicle whose drive axle has been removed, Men before doing so install an outer joint in place of the drive axle and tighten it to 115 Nm (M14 bolt) or 1.90 Nm (M16 bolt), or else wheel bearing will be damaged.





1. Brake caliper
2. Bonded rubber bushing
3. Wheel bearing
^ 75 mm diameter
^ 82 mm diameter
^ Pressing out refer to Fig. 2
^ Pressing in refer to Fig. 5
^ Removing and installing with wheel bearing housing installed
^ Installation position: Large inside diameter of wheel bearing faces out.
4. Wheel bearing housing
5. Brake disc
6. Hex bolt
^ Always replace after disassembly
^ Vehicle must not be raised when tightening
Tightening torques:
Bolt M14:
^ 115 Nm plus additional 180° (1/2 -turn)
Bolt M 16:
^ 190 Nm plus additional 180° (1/2 -turn)
7. Hex bolt, 10 Nm
8. Wheel hub
^ Pressing out refer to Fig. 1
^ Pulling off bearing inner race refer to Fig. 3
^ Pressing in refer to Fig. 6
^ Removing and installing with wheel bearing housing installed
9. Eccentric bolt
10. Eccentric washer
11. Self-locking nut, 100 Nm
^ Always replace after disassembly
12. Hex bolt, 55 Nm
13. Coupling link
^ Installation position:
^ Curved part faces outward
14. Hex bolt M12 x 1.5 x 95
^ 70 Nm plus an additional 90°
^ Always replace after disassembly
15. Lower control arm
16. Front bonded rubber bushing for lower control arm
^ Pressing this out is extremely difficult or, if it is pressed in very tightly, impossible!
^ Therefore, we recommend replacing the entire control arm if a bonded rubber bushing requires replacement.
17. Rear bonded rubber bushing for lower control arm
18. Drive axle
19. Front bonded rubber bushing for upper control arm
^ New bushing does not have kidney-shaped recess
20. Socket-head bolt
^ Tightening torques:
Bolt M8 X 48: 40 Nm
Bolt M10 X 48: 70 Nm
21. Backing plate
22. Upper control arm
23. Washer
24. Self-locking nut
^ Always replace after disassembly
25. Rear bonded rubber bushing for upper control arm
^ Pressing out and pressing in
^ New bushing does not have kidney-shaped recess
26. Socket head bolt
^ 95 Nm
^ Bolt has ribs on the bottom
^ Only use this special bolt as replacement!





Special tools and equipment
^ VW401 thrust plate
^ VW402 thrust plate
^ VW412 punch
^ VW 416 b
^ 3253/1 installation tool
^ 3- Kukko 15-17 extractor





Special tools and equipment
^ VW407 punch
^ 3005 pressure plate
^ 3345 pipe for wheel bearing





Fig. 1 Pressing out wheel hub





Fig. 2 Ejecting wheel bearing





Fig. 3 Inserting separator
^ Insert separator into ring groove of bearing inner race (arrow), and pretension with spindle.

Note: Use a commercially available separator, e.g. Kukko 15-17.





Fig. 4 Pressing bearing Inner race off of wheel hub





Fig. 5 Pressing wheel bearing Into wheel bearing housing
^ Remove any corrosion or dirt which might be present from hole in wheel bearing housing.
^ Installation position: Large inside diameter of wheel bearing faces out Otherwise the possibility to install the bearing incorrectly still exists.
^ Press until it stops.





Fig. 6 Pressing In wheel hub
^ Press until it stops.