Wheel Bearing Housing

Wheel Bearing Housing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Torque wrench (V.A.G 1332)

Removing

- Remove the wheel.

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

- Remove wheel bearing/wheel hub unit. Refer to => [ Wheel Bearing and Wheel Hub ] Rear Suspension.

- Remove cover plate.

- Remove wheel speed sensor from wheel bearing housing.

- Remove bolt - arrow -.






- Remove threaded connection for tie rod - 1 -, upper transverse link - 2 - and lower transverse link - 3 - from wheel bearing housing - 4 -.






- Remove coupling rod - arrow - from the wheel bearing housing.

- Hold wheel bearing housing tightly and remove the bolts - arrows -.






- Pull coupling rod - 1 - out of trailing arm.

Installing

- Install threaded connection for tie rod - 1 -, upper transverse link - 2 - and lower transverse link - 3 -.






- Screw coupling rod - arrow - on wheel bearing housing hand-tight.

Threaded connection of trailing arm/wheel bearing housing must only be tightened when all other components (spring and strut always) of the respective wheel suspension have been already assembled. To tighten, suspension must be unloaded. Only now do the trailing arm and wheel bearing housing move into the position required - arrows -.






Always perform the following work in the sequence given!

- Install trailing arm and mounting bracket with bolts - 2 - on wheel bearing housing but do not yet tighten.






- Install and fasten bolts - arrows -.






- Install cover plate.

- Install wheel bearing/wheel hub unit.

- Bring rear axle into curb weight position. Refer to => [ Rear Axle, Lifting to Curb Weight Position ] Rear Suspension.

• Only bolt on transverse link if dimension "a" is reached! Refer to => [ Tightening of the respective bolts/nuts must then only occur after dimension between the wheel hub center and the lower edge of wheel housing has been attained. ] Rear Suspension.

- Tighten bolt for tie rod - 1 -.






- Tighten threaded connection lower transverse link - 3 -.

- Tighten threaded connection - 1 - for upper transverse link.






• Washer - 2 - must be installed so that there is a gap - arrow B - between washer and cover plate - 3 -.

- Tighten the bolt - arrow -.






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

- Install speed sensor into wheel bearing housing.

- Install brake disc.

- Install brake carrier with brake caliper.

- Install the wheel and tighten the wheel bolts. Refer to => [ Wheel Bolt Tightening Specification ] [1][2]Specifications.

Tightening Specifications