Wheel Bearing Housing

Wheel Bearing Housing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Torque wrench (V.A.G 1332)

Perform The Following:

Removing

- Loosen the wheel bolts.

- Raise the vehicle.

- Remove the wheel.

- Remove coil spring. Refer to => [ Spring ] Service and Repair.

- Wheel Bearing Unit, Removing, refer to => [ Wheel Bearing Unit ] Wheel Bearing Unit

- Remove cover plate.

- Remove ABS wheel speed sensor from wheel bearing housing.

- Remove the bolt - arrow -.






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






- Remove connecting link - arrow - from the wheel bearing housing.

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






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

Installing

- Install tie rod screw - 1 -, upper transverse link - 2 - and lower transverse link - 3 -.






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

Threaded connection of trailing link/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 link and wheel bearing housing move into the position required - arrows -.






Complete the following steps in the exact order specified.

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






- Install and fasten bolts - arrows -.






- Install the cover plate.

- Install wheel bearing unit => [ Wheel Bearing Unit ] Wheel Bearing Unit.

Bolting at wheel bearing housing may occur only when dimension "a" has been obtained!

- Tighten bolt for tie rod - 1 -.






- Tighten lower transverse link screw - 3 -.

- Tighten the bolt - 1 - on the 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 => [ Spring ] Service and Repair.

- Install ABS wheel speed sensor in wheel bearing housing.

- Install the brake rotor.

- Install the brake carrier and brake caliper.

- Install wheel and tighten.

Tightening Specifications