Rear Wheel Bearing, Pressing Out and In With Wheel Bearing Housing Installed (AWD)
Rear wheel bearing, pressing out and in with wheel bearing housing installed
Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
Engine/transmission jack VAG 1383 A with universal transmission mount VAG 1359/2:
Foot pump with high pressure hose VAG 1389 A/1:
If there is a hand pump VAG 1389/1 available in the dealership it can be converted to a foot pump.
To do this use the conversion set VAG 1389/3.
Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
Hydraulic removal and installing tool for wheel bearing VAG 1459 B:
^ Hollow-piston cylinder HKZ-1 5 with hydraulic press piece E-0-204-T
^ Removal rods E-0-217+218
^ Special nut E-8-214
^ Press piece E-5
Supplementary set V.A.G. 1459 B/2:
^ Separating tool Kukko 17/2
^ Bell E-40
^ Press piece E-43
^ Press sleeve E-44-1
^ Press piece E-45
^ 3 - Separating device Kukko 17/2
^ Loosen hex bolt for axle shaft when vehicle is standing on its wheels (otherwise danger of accident).
^ Remove wheel and lift vehicle.
^ Pull out securing clip - 1 - and unhook parking brake cable from brake caliper.
Note:
^ Do not damage parking brake boot when removing and installing.
^ Remove brake carrier and brake caliper and tie to body with wire.
^ Remove brake rotor and splash plate.
^ Disconnect ABS vehicle speed sensor from wheel bearing housing.
^ Remove bolt - 2 - for control arm - 1 -.
^ Pull wheel bearing housing off drive shaft and swing out of the way.
Note: Place engine/transmission jack V.A.G. 1383 A underneath (risk of accident from falling parts when removing the wheel hub and the wheel beating).
Pulling out wheel hub
^ Install and pretension separating device - 1 - between wheel bearing housing and hub.
Installation location: Flat sides of plates face to wheel hub.
^ Install support - 2 -, hollow piston cylinder - 3 - with pull rod and special nut - 4 -.
^ Pull out wheel hub, hold tool securely.
1. Separating tool Kukko 17/2
2. Bell E-40
3. Hollow piston cylinder HKZ-1 5
4. Special nut E-8-214 and pull rod
Pulling out wheel bearing
^ Install press piece - 1 - with shoulder to bearing, press sleeve - 2 - with four stepped internal diameters to wheel bearing housing, hollow piston cylinder - 3 - with pull rod and special nut - 4 -.
^ Operate pump and remove wheel bearing.
1. Press piece E-5
2. Press sleeve E-44-1
3. Hollow piston cylinder HKZ-1 5
4. Special nut E-8-214 and pull rod
Pulling bearing inner race off hub
^ Install separating device - 1 - behind bearing inner race - 2 -.
Installation location: Chamfer on plates faces to bearing inner race.
^ Install support - 3 - and hollow piston cylinder - 4 - with pull rod, screw on special nut - 5 - and remove bearing inner race.
1. Separating tool Kukko 17/2
2. Bearing inner race
3. Bell E-40
4. Piston cylinder HKZ-15
5. Special nut E-8-214 and pull rod
Pressing in wheel bearing
Installation location: Larger internal diameter of wheel bearing faces outward.
^ Install wheel bearing - 1 -, press piece - 2 - install with collar in bearing) and piston cylinder - 3 - with pull rod on wheel bearing housing.
^ Install press piece - 4 - with chamfers to wheel bearing housing and special nut - 5 - on inside.
^ Press wheel bearing in by operating the pump.
1. Wheel bearing
2. Press piece E-45
3. Hollow piston cylinder HKZ-15
4. Press piece E-43
5. Special nut E-8-214 and pull rod
Pressing in wheel hub
^ Install hub - 1 - and hollow piston cylinder - 2 - with pull rod on wheel bearing.
^ Install press piece - 3 - with shoulders to special nut - 4 - on inside.
^ Press in hub by operating pump.
1. Wheel hub
2. Hollow piston cylinder HKZ-15
3. Press piece E-5
4. Special nut E-8-214 and pull rod
Further installation is in reverse sequence of removal.