Front

Pressing front wheel bearing out and in with wheel bearing housing installed





Special tools and equipment
^ 40-105 Thrust plate
^ 3283 Press tool
^ 3423 Puller
^ VAG 1383 A Engine/transmission jack with universal transmission rubber mount VAG 1359/2
2. Kukko 18/0 puller





Special tools and equipment
- VAG 1389 A/1 Foot pump with high pressure hose

If there is a hand pump VAG 1389/1 available in the dealership it can be converted to a foot pump.

Use the conversion set VAG 1389/3.





^ VAG 1459 B Hydraulic removal and installing tool for wheel bearing
^ Hollow piston cylinder HKZ-15 with hydraulic press piece E-0-204T
^ Pull rods E-0-217+218
^ Special nut E-8-214
^ Thrust piece E-5
^ Thrust piece E-10
^ Thrust piece E-13-1
^ Press piece E-65-1
^ Thrust bolt E-15





^ VAG 1459 B/2 Supplementary set
^ Support E-40
- Lift vehicle until the load on the front axle is relieved.
- Loosen 12-point nut.
- Remove wheel.





- Press drive axle out.

Note:
- When pressing drive axle out make sure sufficient play is available.
- Remove both guide pins from the brake caliper.
- Remove brake caliper and brake disc.
- Secure brake caliper to body with wire.
- Remove cover plate.
- Remove coupling link from control arm.
- Release wheel speed sensor wiring from suspension strut.
- Pull wheel bearing housing with ball joint out from control arm.
- Remove drive axle from wheel bearing housing and tie up.

WARNING:

Place transmission jack VAG 1383/A underneath (danger of accident from falling parts when pulling out the wheel hub and the wheel bearing).





Pulling out hub
- Insert thrust bolts -1- in wheel bearing housing.
- Install support -2-, hollow piston cylinder -3- with pull rod and special nut -4-.
- Hold appliance firmly and pull wheel hub out.

1. Thrust bolt E-15
2. Support E-40
3. Hollow piston cylinder HKZ-15
4. Special nut E-8-214 and pull rod
5. High pressure hose with quick release coupling

Pulling out wheel bearing
- Remove circlip.





- Set up thrust piece -1- with collar facing wheel bearing, press sleeve -2- with four internal stepped diameters towards wheel bearing housing and hollow piston cylinder -3- with pull rod and special nut -4-.
- Operate pump and pull out the wheel bearing.

1. Thrust piece E-5
2. Press sleeve E-65-1
3. Hollow piston cylinder HKZ-15
4. Special nut E-8-214 and pull rod





Pulling inner race off hub





Pressing in wheel bearing
- Install wheel bearing -1-, press piece -2- (install with collar in bearing) and hollow piston cylinder -3- with pull rod on wheel bearing housing.
- Install thrust piece -4- (with wide collar toward wheel bearing housing) and special nut -5- on the inside.
- Press wheel bearing in by operating the pump.
- Insert circlip with long nose pliers.

1. Wheel bearing
2. Thrust piece E-13-1
3. Hollow piston cylinder HKZ-15
4. Thrust piece E-10
5. Special nut E-8-214 and pull rod





Pressing in wheel hub
- Install hub -1- and hollow piston cylinder -2- with pull rod on wheel bearing.
- Install special nut -4- and thrust piece -3- (with collar towards special nut) on the inside.
- Press in hub by operating the pump.

1. Hub
2. Hollow piston cylinder HKZ-15
3. Thrust piece E-5
4. Special nut E-8-214 and pull rod

Install in the reverse order of removal.