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

- Loosen drive axle bolt to wheel hub:

• 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

• Vehicle must not be standing on its wheels when doing this, otherwise wheel bearing will be damaged.

- Remove wheel.

- Remove brake caliper and engage on body with wire.

- Remove ABS wheel speed sensor.

- Remove disc brake.

- Now remove cover plate from wheel bearing housing.

- Loosen the tie rod nut, but do not remove yet.

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

- Press off tie rod end from wheel bearing housing with ( 3287A) and then remove 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 wheel bearing housing slot.





- 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.

• If the wheel bearing housing is being replaced, then the ball joint must also be replaced. Use new nuts.

Installing

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

- Tighten drive axle bolt to wheel hub:

• 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

• Vehicle must not be standing on its wheels when doing this, otherwise wheel bearing will be damaged.

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

- Install wheel and tighten. Refer to => [ Wheel Bolt Tightening Specification ] Specifications.

Tightening Specifications