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Front Wheel Bearing, Pressing Out and In (With Wheel Bearing Housing Installed) 2



Front wheel bearing, pressing out and in (with wheel bearing housing removed)
Refer to notes and table





Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
^ Punch VW408A
^ Thrust piece 40-105
^ Box wrench (46 mm) 3252
^ Assembly tool 3253/1
^ Thrust plate VW401
^ Collar front /wheel bearing inner race 3423





Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
^ Thrust plate VW447 i
^ Thrust disc VW412
^ Arbor (50 mm dia.) VW432
^ Thrust pad VW442
^ Press appliance VW459/2
^ Punch VW407





^ 2 Puller Kukko 18/0

Note: (Items 1, 3 and 4 are not required).





Pressing wheel hub out of wheel bearing housing





Removing and installing circlip
- Make sure circlip is seated properly when installing.
- Remove circlip using commercially available pliers.





Pressing wheel bearing out of wheel bearing housing





Remove inner bearing race
- Insert special tool - 3423 - as shown.
- Screw cross-piece Kukko -18-0- into special tool - 3423 -.
- Mount special tool -40-105- on wheel hub and remove inner bearing race by turning spindle.





Coat entire inner surface of bore in wheel bearing housing with Moly paste (AOS 115 000 01).

Note: A grease packet containing 3 grams of grease is included with the wheel bearing kit.





Pressing wheel bearing into wheel bearing housing

Note: After the wheel bearing is pressed in, circlip must be replaced





Pressing wheel hub into wheel bearing

Note: When pressing in the wheel hub, make sure that the special tool bears on inner bearing race.