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Wheel Bearing With Wheel Bearing Housing (Steel) All Wheel Drive



Wheel bearing (with wheel bearing housing (steel) installed - all wheel drive), removing and installing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required





^ Engine/transmission jack V.A.G 1383 A with universal transmission mount V.A.G 1359/2





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

If available in shop, hand pump V.A.G 1389/1 can also be modified for use as a foot pump.

To do so, use conversion kit V.A.G 1389/3.

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required





^ Wheel bearing tool V.A.G 1459B
^ Hollow piston cylinder HKZ-15 with hydraulic thrust piece E-0-204-T
^ Tie bolt E-0-217+218
^ Special nut E-8-214
^ Press piece E-5





^ Supplementary set V.A.G 1459 B/2
^ Bell E-40
^ Press piece E-43
^ Thrust sleeve E-44-1

- Remove brake caliper, brake disc and brake disc cover.
- Remove drive axle.

Place engine/transmission jack V.A.G 1383 A underneath (danger of accident from falling parts when removing the wheel hub and the wheel bearing).

Wheel hub, pulling out





- Attach bell - 1 -, hollow piston cylinder - 2 - with tie bolt, and special nut - 3 -.
- Remove wheel hub by operating pump while holding tool securely.

1 - Bell E-40

2 - Hollow piston cylinder HKZ-15

3 - Special nut E-8-214 and tie bolt

Wheel bearing, pulling out





- Attach pressure piece - 1 - with collar to bearing, pressure sleeve - 2 - with four tiered interior diameters to wheel bearing housing, hollow piston cylinder - 3 - with tie bolt and special nut - 4 -.
- Operate pump and remove wheel bearing.

1 - Thrust piece E-5

2 - Thrust sleeve E-44-1

3 - Hollow piston cylinder HKZ-15

4 - Special nut E-8-214 and tie bolt

Wheel bearing, pressing in

Installed location: Larger internal diameter of wheel bearing faces outward.





- Put wheel bearing - 1 -, pressure piece - 2 - (put collar into bearing), and hollow piston cylinder - 3 - with tie bolt on wheel bearing housing.
- Attach pressure piece - 4 - with angles toward wheel bearing housing and special nut - 5 - from inside.
- Press wheel bearing in by operating the pump.

1 - Wheel bearing

2 - Thrust piece E-14-1

3 - Hollow piston cylinder HKZ-15

4 - Thrust piece E-43

5 - Special nut E-8-214 and tie bolt

Wheel hub, pressing in





- Put wheel hub - 1 - and hollow piston cylinder - 2 - with tie bolt onto wheel bearing.
- Attach pressure piece - 3 - with collar to special nut - 4 - from inside.
- Press in hub by operating the pump.

1 - Wheel hub

2 - Hollow piston cylinder HKZ-15

3 - Thrust piece E-5

4 - Special nut E-8-214 and tie bolt

Installation is in reverse order of removal.

- Install drive axle.
- Install brake caliper, brake disc and brake disc cover.