Wheel Bearing Housing

Wheel Bearing Housing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Ball joint puller (3287A)

• Torque wrench (V.A.G 1332)

• Engine/transmission jack (V.A.G 1383 A)

• Angle wrench (V.A.G 1756)

• Spreader (3424)

Removing

- Remove the drive axle bolt.

• Hex head bolt, refer to => [ Drive Axle Hex Bolt Connection, Loosening and Tightening ] Removal and Replacement.

• Twelve point bolt, refer to => [ Drive Axle Twelve-Point Bolt, Loosening and Tightening ] Procedures.

- Remove wheel.

- Remove brake caliper with brake carrier and hang on body using wire.

- Remove ABS wheel speed sensor.

- Remove disc brake.

- Now remove cover plate from wheel bearing housing.

- Loosen nut of track rod ball joint, but do not unscrew yet.

• To protect thread, screw nut on pin a few turns.

- Press off track rod ball joint from wheel bearing housing using (3287A) and now unscrew nut.





- Press the drive axle out of the hub as far as possible (in direction of transmission).

- Remove threaded connection of wheel bearing housing/suspension strut - arrow -.





- Insert (3424) into slot of wheel bearing housing.





- Using a ratchet and the (3424), open the wheel bearing housing slot.

- Loosen nuts - arrows -.





- Now place (V.A.G 1383 A) under wheel bearing housing.

- First press off ball joint from control arm in order to then pull off the wheel bearing housing from suspension strut.

Installing

Installation is the reverse of removal, with special attention to the following:

If a wheel bearing housing was replaced, vehicle must be aligned. Refer to => [ Wheel Alignment Overview ] Wheel Alignment Overview.

- Install wheel and tighten. Refer to => [ Tightening Specification for Mounting Wheels ] Tightening Specification For Mounting Wheels.

Tightening Specifications