Wheel Bearing and Housing Assembly Overview

Wheel Bearing and Housing Assembly Overview

• If it should be necessary to move a vehicle whose drive axle has been removed, then before doing so install an outer joint in place of the drive axle and tighten it to 50 Nm, or else wheel bearing will be damaged.

• Welding and straightening work on supporting or wheel bearing components of the front suspension is not permitted.

• Always replace self-locking nuts.

• Always replace corroded bolts/nuts.





1 Drive axle

• Pressing drive axle out and in from wheel hub => [ Drive Axle with CV Joint and Triple Roller Joints AAR 2000 and AAR 2900 ] Drive Axle with CV Joint and Triple Roller Joints AAR 2000 and AAR 2900.

2 ABS wheel speed sensor

3 Socket head bolt

• M6 x 16

• Tightening specification => [ Wheel Bearing Housing ] Front Suspension.

4 Strut

5 Hex bolt

• Always replace after removal

• Hex bolt point must face in direction of travel

6 Tie rod end

7 Self-locking nut

• M12 x 15

• Tightening specification => [ Wheel Bearing Housing ] Front Suspension.

• Never less than 90 degrees

• Torque angle tolerance 90 degrees to 120 degrees

• Always replace

8 Self-locking nut

• Always replace

• Tightening specification => [ Wheel Bearing Housing ] Front Suspension.

9 Wheel bearing housing

For vehicles:

• With gasoline engine up to and including 85 kW

• With TDI engine

10 Ball joint

• Removing and installing => [ Ball Joint ] Service and Repair.

11 Self-locking nut

• M12 x 15

• Tightening specification => [ Front Suspension Tightening Specifications ] Front Suspension.

• Always replace after removal

12 Cover plate

13 Hex bolt

• M6 x 10

• Tightening specification => [ Wheel Bearing Housing ] Front Suspension.

14 Self-locking 12 point nut

• Tightening => [ Tightening Specifications ] Drive Axle with CV Joint and Triple Roller Joints AAR 2000 and AAR 2900.

• Always replace

15 Phillips-head screw

16 Vented brake rotor

17 Wheel hub with rotor for speed sensor

• Rotor is welded to wheel hub

• Removing and installing with wheel bearing housing installed => [ Front Wheel Bearing, Hub and Inner Race, with Wheel Bearing Housing Installed ] Front Wheel Bearing, Hub and Inner Race, With Wheel Bearing Housing Installed.

18 Circlip

• Check for proper seating

19 Wheel bearing

• Pressing out => [ Pressing out wheel bearing from wheel bearing
housing ] Wheel Bearing Housing

• Replace, destroyed during pressing out

• Pressing in => [ Pressing wheel bearing into wheel bearing housing ] Wheel Bearing Housing

• Removing and installing with wheel bearing housing installed => [ Front Wheel Bearing, Hub and Inner Race, with Wheel Bearing Housing Installed ] Front Wheel Bearing, Hub and Inner Race, With Wheel Bearing Housing Installed.

20 Wheel bearing housing

For vehicles:

• With gasoline engine from 110 kW