Front Wheel Drive

Wheel Bearing Housing Bonded Rubber Bushing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Support Arm Bearing Inst. Tool (3346)

• Carrier Bearing Inst. Tool (3350)

• Fitting Sleeve (3378)

• Carrier (3390)

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

Removing

- Remove the wheel.

- Remove the coil spring. Refer to => [ Coil Spring ] Coil Spring.

- Remove the wheel hub with bearing. Refer to => [ Wheel Hub with Bearing ] Wheel Hub with Bearing.

- Remove the cover plate.

- Remove the lower track control arm bolt - arrow - from the wheel bearing housing.






- Attach the tools as shown in the illustration.






1. Nut (3346/3)

2. Carrier (3390)

3. Carrier bearing inst. tool (3350)

4. Nut, commercially available

5. Spindle (3346/2)


- Remove the bonded rubber bushing by turning the spindle.

Installing

- Attach the tools as shown in the illustration.






1. Nut (3346/3)

2. Thrust piece (3346)

3. Bonded rubber bushing

4. Fitting sleeve (3378)

5. Nut, commercially available

6. Spindle (3346/2)


- Install the bonded rubber bushing by turning the support arm bearing installation tool.

• Do not use lubricant!

• Insert the bushing with care so it is not tilted.

- Install the cover plate.

- Install the wheel hub with bearing.

Tightening bolts at the wheel bearing housing may occur only when dimension "a" has been obtained. Refer to => [ Tightening of the respective bolts/nuts must then only occur after dimension between the wheel hub center and the lower edge of the wheel housing has been attained. ] Rear Subframe!

- Tighten the lower track control arm bolt - arrow - to the wheel bearing housing to specification.






- Install the coil spring. Refer to => [ Coil Spring ] Coil Spring.

- Install the brake rotor.

- Install the brake carrier and brake caliper.

- Install the wheel and tighten the wheel bolts. Refer to => [ Wheel Bolt Tightening Specifications ] Wheel Bolt Tightening Specifications.

Tightening Specifications