Wheel Bearing Housing, Removing and Installing

Wheel Bearing Housing, Removing and Installing

Removing

- Vehicle must be standing on its wheels above vehicle lift





- Remove wheel trim.
On light alloy wheels use puller in vehicle tool kit to remove trim cap
- Loosen collar bolt.

WARNING: The vehicle must be standing on its wheels when loosening or tightening the collar bolt for the drive axle. Otherwise the risk of an accident exists.

- Loosen wheel bolts.
- Raise vehicle on lift.
- Remove wheel.
- Pull ABS wheel speed sensor from wheel bearing housing.
- Remove collar bolt.





- Remove bolt for connecting link to wheel bearing housing (arrow -2-).
- Remove track rod from wheel bearing housing.





- Using 3287 ejection device for steering rod, press track rod off wheel bearing housing.
- Remove bolts mounting brake caliper to wheel bearing housing.
- Remove brake caliper and hang from body.

CAUTION:
- Do not allow caliper to hang by brake hose. The unsupported weight can stretch and damage the hose
- Do not loosen brake hose or lines.

- Remove brake disc.





- Mark installation position of eccentric washer for bolt (arrow -2-) for wheel bearing housing to lower control arm and remove.





- Remove wheel bearing housing to upper control arm bolt (arrow -1-).
- Remove wheel bearing housing from drive axle and remove.

Installing

- Install in reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:
Some fasteners are designed to be used only once and are unreliable and may fail if used a second time. This includes, but is not limited to, nuts, bolts, washers, circlips and coffer pins. Always follow recommendations in this repair information, replace these fasteners with new parts where indicated, and any other time it is deemed necessary by inspection

Bonded rubber bushings can only be turned to a limited extent The bolted connection between the wheel bearing housing and the upper control arm must only be tightened when the vehicle is standing on the ground. Otherwise the bonded rubber bushings will be subjected to a torsional stress resulting in shortened service life

- Check wheel alignment and adjust if necessary.