Aluminium Wheel Bearing Housing, Removing and Installing

Aluminium wheel bearing housing, removing and installing
Removing
- Remove hex bolt for drive shaft.
- Remove wheels.





- Remove securing bolts -1- from brake caliper.
- Remove brake caliper and hang up on body.
- Take off disc brake.





- Remove hex key head bolt -1-.
- Disconnect ABS vehicle speed sensor -2- out from wheel bearing housing.





- Remove bolt -1- for coupling link.





- Remove bolt -A- for tie rod.
- Mark installation position of eccentric washer for bolt -B-.
- Remove bolt -B-.





- Remove bolt -2- for control arm -1-.
- Pull wheel bearing housing off drive shaft.

Installing
Install in reverse order
- Install wheel and tighten.
- After installing check position of steering wheel during a test drive.
- If steering wheel is not in straight ahead position the front axle tracking must be checked!

Tightening torques:
Upper control arm to wheel bearing housing
Hex bolt M 12 x 1.5 x 95 70 Nm plus additional 90° turn
*Replace each time after removing
Lower control arm to aluminum wheel bearing housing
*Self-locking nut, 95 Nm
*Replace each time after removing
Drive shaft to wheel hub
Hex bolt
Bolt M 14: 115 Nm plus additional 180° turn
Bolt M 16: 190 Nm plus additional 180°turn
Track rod to wheel bearing housing
Hex bolt M 12 x 1.5 x 85 95 Nm
Coupling rod to stabilizer bar
*Self-Locking nut, 50 Nm
*Replace each time after removing