Wheel Bearing Housing

Wheel Bearing Housing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Ball Joint Puller (3287A)

• Torque Wrench 40-200 Nm (V.A.G 1332)

• Engine/ Gearbox jack (V.A.G 1383 A)

• Digital Torque Wrench (V.A.G 1756)

• Spreader (3424)

Removing

- Loosen the drive axle threaded connection on the wheel side.

=> [ Hex Bolt between Drive Axle and Wheel Hub, Loosening and Tightening ] Hex Bolt Between Drive Axle and Wheel Hub, Loosening and Tightening

=> [ Twelve-Point Bolt with Ribs, Loosening and Tightening, Drive Axle to Wheel Hub ] Twelve-Point Bolt With Ribs, Loosening and Tightening, Drive Axle to Wheel Hub

=> [ Twelve-Point Bolt without Ribs, Loosening and Tightening, Drive Axle to Wheel Hub ] Twelve-Point Bolt Without Ribs, Loosening and Tightening, Drive Axle to Wheel Hub

- Remove the wheel.

- Remove the brake caliper and tie it to the body wire.

- Remove brake line and electric wire bracket from wheel bearing housing.

- Remove the ABS speed sensor.

- Remove the brake rotor.

- Remove cover plate from wheel bearing housing.

- Loosen nut of track rod ball joint, but do not remove yet.






- Press off track rod ball joint from wheel bearing housing using (3287A) and now unscrew nut.

- On vehicles with a level control system sensor, remove the nut from the linkage on the transverse link.






- On vehicles with electronically-controlled damping (Audi magnetic ride), disconnect connector - 2 -.






• Remove the connector - 2 - with both hands. Use one hand to open the retainer and use the other hand to press it off. Do not use tools.

- Mark location of nuts - arrows - with felt-tip pen.

- Remove the nuts - arrows -.

- Guide transverse link out of wheel bearing housing with ball joint.

- Remove wheel bearing housing from drive axle splines.

• The drive axle must not hang down, otherwise the inner joint will be damaged by overflexing.

• Secure drive axle to body using wire.

- Separate wheel bearing housing/suspension strut threaded connection -arrow-.






- Insert (3424) into slot of wheel bearing housing.






- Turn the ratchet 90° and remove it from the (3424).

- Pull wheel bearing housing with ball joint down from shock absorber tube and remove.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

Tightening specifications, refer to => [ Wheel Bearing Housing and Wheel Bearing Unit Overview ] Service and Repair

Tightening specifications, refer to => [ Subframe, Stabilizer Bar, Transverse Link, Ball Joint and Vehicle Level Sensor Overview ] Subframe, Stabilizer Bar, Transverse Link, Ball Joint and Vehicle Level Sensor Overview

- Replace locking element after each removal. Refer to - Item 11 - => [ (Item 11) Locking Element ] Subframe, Stabilizer Bar, Transverse Link, Ball Joint and Vehicle Level Sensor Overview.

- Align nuts - arrows - according to markings made earlier and tighten.






- Tighten drive axle to wheel hub threaded connection.

=> [ Hex Bolt between Drive Axle and Wheel Hub, Loosening and Tightening ] Hex Bolt Between Drive Axle and Wheel Hub, Loosening and Tightening

=> [ Twelve-Point Bolt with Ribs, Loosening and Tightening, Drive Axle to Wheel Hub ] Twelve-Point Bolt With Ribs, Loosening and Tightening, Drive Axle to Wheel Hub

=> [ Twelve-Point Bolt without Ribs, Loosening and Tightening, Drive Axle to Wheel Hub ] Twelve-Point Bolt Without Ribs, Loosening and Tightening, Drive Axle to Wheel Hub

- If the vehicle has electronic damping (Audi Magnetic Ride), then program the control position. Refer to vehicle diagnostic tester.

- If the vehicle has automatic head lamp range control, then perform a basic setting on the headlamps.

- An axle alignment is necessary. Refer to the table => [ An Axle Alignment is Necessary When: ] An Axle Alignment is Necessary When: