Wheel Bearing Housing

Wheel Bearing Housing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Ball joint puller (3287A)

• Torque wrench 40-200 Nm (VAG 1332)

• Engine and transmission jack (VAG 1383A)

• Angle wrench (VAG 1756)

• Spreader (3424)

Removing

- Loosen the drive axle to wheel hub bolt, refer to one of the following:

• If equipped with a hex bolt, refer to --> [ Drive Axle Hex Bolt, Loosening and Tightening ] Drive Axle Hex Bolt, Loosening and Tightening.

• If equipped with a 12 point bolt, refer to --> [ Drive Axle 12 Point Bolt, Loosening and Tightening ] Drive Axle 12 Point Bolt, Loosening and Tightening.

• When doing this, the vehicle must not rest on its wheels, otherwise the wheel bearing may be damaged.

- Remove the wheel.

- Remove the brake caliper and secure to the vehicle using wire.

- Remove the wheel speed sensor.

- Remove the brake disc.

- Remove the cover plate bolts and cover plate from the wheel bearing housing.

- Loosen the tie rod to wheel bearing housing nut, but do not remove yet.

To protect the threads, leave the nut on the stud a few turns.

- Press the tie rod end out of the wheel bearing housing using the (3287 A) and remove the nut.





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

- Remove the wheel bearing housing/strut pinch bolt and nut - arrow -.





- Insert the (3424) into the slot in the wheel bearing housing.





- Turn the ratchet around 90 degrees and remove from the (3424).

- Remove ball joint nuts - arrows -.





- Place the (VAG 1383A) under the wheel bearing housing.

- First, remove the lower control arm from the ball joint studs, then remove the wheel bearing housing from the strut.

Installing

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

- Tighten the drive axle to wheel hub bolt, refer to one of the following:

• If equipped with a hex bolt, refer to --> [ Drive Axle Hex Bolt, Loosening and Tightening ] Drive Axle Hex Bolt, Loosening and Tightening

• If equipped with a 12 point bolt, refer to --> [ Drive Axle 12 Point Bolt, Loosening and Tightening ] Drive Axle 12 Point Bolt, Loosening and Tightening

• When doing this, the vehicle must not rest on its wheels, otherwise the wheel bearing may be damaged.

If the wheel bearing housing was replaced, a vehicle alignment must be performed. Refer to --> [ Wheel Alignment ] Wheel Alignment.

- Install the wheel and tighten. Refer to --> [ Wheel Bolt Tightening Specification ] .

Tightening Specifications