Rear Suspension

Wheel bearings, removing and installing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required





^ Engine/transmission jack V.A.G 1383A





^ Foot pump with high pressure hose V.A.G 1389A/1

If there is a hand pump V.A.G 1389/1 available in the dealership it can be converted to a foot-operated pump.





^ Wheel bearing tool V.A.G 1459B
^ Hollow piston cylinder HKZ-15 with thrust piece E-0-204-T (hydraulic)
^ Pull rod E-0-217+218
^ Special nut E-8-214
^ Thrust piece E-5
^ Centering piece with clamp E-76-2





^ Supplementary set for VAG 1459B V.A.G 1383A
^ Thrust sleeve E-44
^ Support E-40
^ Thrust piece E-6-1
^ Thrust piece E-13-1
^ Thrust piece E-39
^ First remove drive axle.

- Remove wheel.





- Remove securing bolts - 1 - from brake caliper and remove brake caliper.
- Remove phillips-head screw for brake disc and remove brake disc.
- Remove ABS wheel speed sensor from trailing arm housing.

Pressing out wheel hub





- Insert thrust piece 1 as shown in illustration.

1 - Thrust piece E-39
- Position thrust piece so that it makes full contact with bolt heads - 2 -.





- Attach centering piece with clamp E-76-2.

1 - Hollow piston cylinder HKZ-15 with thrust piece E-0-204-T (hydraulic)
2 - Centering piece with clamp E-76-2





- Attach support - 1 -, hollow piston cylinder - 2 - with pull rod - 3 - and special nut - 4 -.

1 - Support E40
2 - Hollow piston cylinder HKZ-15
3 - Pull rod E-0-217
4 - Special nut E-8-214
5 - High pressure hose with quick-release coupling
6 - Thrust piece E-39

- Build up pressure with foot-operated pump.
- Check that all tools are correctly centered.

Note: Place engine/transmission jack V.A.G 13831A underneath (danger of accident from parts dropping out when wheel hub is pulled out).

- Press wheel hub out of wheel bearing by pumping.

Pressing out wheel bearing





- Remove circlip.
- Position thrust piece - 1 - on rear side of wheel bearing.
- Apply hollow piston cylinder - 2 - with pull rod - 3 - and special nut - 4 -.
- Build up pressure with foot-operated pump.
- Check that all tools are correctly centered.





- Press out wheel bearing by pumping.

1 - Thrust piece E-5
2 - Hollow piston cylinder HKZ-15
3 - Pull rod E-0-217
4 - Special nut E-8-214
5 - Support E-44





- Pull inner bearing race off wheel hub.

Pressing in wheel bearing
- Position wheel bearing on wheel bearing housing.





- Place thrust piece - 1 - on rear side of wheel bearing housing.
- Attach hollow piston cylinder - 2 - with pull rod - 3 -, special nut - 4 - and thrust piece - 5 -.
- Build up pressure with foot-operated pump.
- Check that all tools are correctly centered.





- Press in wheel bearing by pumping.

1 - Thrust piece E-6-1
2 - Hollow piston cylinder HKZ-15
3 - Pull rod E-0-217
4 - Special nut E-8-214
5 - Thrust piece E-13-1

- Install circlip.

Pressing in wheel hub
- Position wheel hub on wheel bearing.





- Attach centering piece with clamp E-76-2.





- Place thrust piece - 1 - on rear side of wheel bearing housing.
- Attach hollow piston cylinder - 2 - with pull rod - 3 -, special nut - 4 - and thrust piece - 5 -.
- Build up pressure with foot-operated pump.
- Check that all tools are correctly centered.
- Press in wheel hub by operating foot pump.

The shoulder - arrow - on thrust piece E-5 must face toward special nut - 4 -.

1 - Thrust piece E-5
2 - Hollow piston cylinder HKZ-15
3 - Pull rod E-0-217
4 - Special nut E-8-214

Installing
Installation is carried out in reverse sequence.

Tightening torques:

Inner joint of drive axle to final drive flange

12-point nut on wheel hub

Use new 12-point nut.

Tightening procedure