Wheel Bearing Housing

Wheel Bearing Housing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Ball joint puller (3287A)

• Torque wrench (V.A.G 1332)

• Engine-/transmission jack (V.A.G 1383 A)

• Angle wrench (V.A.G 1756)

• Spreader (3424)

Removing

- Loosen drive axle bolt to wheel hub.

• Hex head bolt, refer to => [ Drive Axle Hex Bolt, Loosening and Tightening ] Drive Axle Hex Bolt, Loosening and Tightening.

• Twelve point bolt, refer to => [ Drive Axle Twelve-Point Bolt, Loosening and Tightening ] Drive Axle Twelve-Point Bolt, Loosening and Tightening.

• Vehicle must not be standing on its wheels when doing this, otherwise wheel bearing will be damaged.

- Remove wheel.

- Remove brake caliper and engage on body with wire.

- Remove wheel speed sensor.

- Remove disc brake.

- Now remove cover plate from wheel bearing housing.

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

To protect thread, screw nut on pin a few turns.

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





- Press the drive axle out of the hub as far as possible (in direction of transmission).

- Remove threaded connection of wheel bearing housing/suspension strut - arrow -.





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





- Using a ratchet and the (3424), open the wheel bearing housing slot.

- Remove nuts - arrows -.





- Now place (V.A.G 1383 A) under wheel bearing housing.

- First press off ball joint from control arm in order to then pull off the wheel bearing housing from suspension strut.

• If the wheel bearing housing is being replaced, then the ball joint must also be replaced. Use new nuts.

Installing

Installation is the reverse of removal, with special attention to the following:

- Tighten drive axle bolt to wheel hub:

• Hex head bolt, refer to => [ Drive Axle Hex Bolt, Loosening and Tightening ] Drive Axle Hex Bolt, Loosening and Tightening.

• Twelve point bolt, refer to => [ Drive Axle Twelve-Point Bolt, Loosening and Tightening ] Drive Axle Twelve-Point Bolt, Loosening and Tightening.

• Vehicle must not be standing on its wheels when doing this, otherwise wheel bearing will be damaged.

If a wheel bearing housing was replaced, vehicle must be aligned. Refer to => [ Wheel Alignment ] Wheel Alignment.

- Install wheel and tighten. Specification, refer to => [ Wheel Bolt Tightening Specification ] Specifications.

Tightening Specifications