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Front Wheel Bearing, Pressing Out and Pressing In



Front wheel bearing, pressing out and pressing in

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required:





^ Thrust plate VW 401
^ Thrust plate VW 402
^ Punch VW 407
^ Punch VW 412
^ Sleeve VW 416 B
^ Press piece VW 432

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required:





^ Thrust pad VW 447 i
^ Sleeve VW 519
^ Press tube 30-100
^ Thrust pad 3005
^ Press piece 3124
^ Assembly tool 3291

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Press tool 3345:




- 3 - Separating device Kukko 17/2:








1. Wheel bearing housing

2. Wheel bearing
^ Removing and installing when the wheel bearing housing is installed
^ Installed location:
^ Larger diameter of wheel bearing faces hub
^ Pressing out 75 mm dia.
^ Pressing out 82 mm dia.
^ Pressing off bearing inner race and
^ Pressing in 75 mm dia.
^ Pressing in 82 mm dia

3. Wheel hub
^ Removing and installing when the wheel bearing housing is installed
^ Pressing out 75 mm dia.
^ Pressing out 82 mm dia.
^ Pressing in 75 mm dia.
^ Pressing in 82 mm dia

4. Bolt
5. Shield plate
6. Speed sensor
^ Disconnect out to remove
^ Before inserting sensor, clean inner surface of mounting hole and coat with Polycarbamide grease G 000 650

7. Clamping sleeve
^ Before inserting into wheel bearing housing, coat circumference with grease G 000 650
^ Press into wheel bearing housing onto stop





Pressing wheel hub out of 75 mm diameter wheel bearing housing





Pressing wheel hub out of 82 mm diameter wheel bearing housing





Pressing wheel bearing out of 75 mm diameter wheel bearing housing





Pressing wheel bearing out of 82 mm diameter wheel bearing housing





Installing separating device

^ Install separating device in notch between inner bearing ring and hub - arrow - and pretension.

Note:
^ Use commercially available separating device, e.g. Kukko 17/2.





Press bearing inner race from hub.





Pressing wheel bearing - A - into 75 mm diameter wheel bearing housing

Note:
^ Larger internal diameter of wheel bearing faces wheel hub.





Pressing wheel bearing - A - into 82 mm diameter wheel bearing housing

Note:
^ Larger internal diameter of wheel bearing faces wheel hub.





Pressing wheel hub into 75 mm diameter wheel bearing
^ When pressing in, the thrust pad VW 519 must bear only against inner race.

Note:
^ The wheel bearing housing must remain as horizontal as possible when pressing in.
^ Otherwise the wheel hub will bend in the wheel bearing which will lead to premature wheel bearing damage.





Pressing wheel hub into 82 mm diameter wheel bearing
^ When pressing in, the thrust pad VW 447 i must bear only against inner race.

Note:
^ The wheel bearing housing must remain as horizontal as possible when pressing in.
^ Otherwise the wheel hub will bend in the wheel bearing which will lead to premature wheel bearing damage.