Wheel Bearing Housing

Wheel Bearing Housing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Torque wrench (V.A.G 1332)

Removing

- Remove coil spring. Refer to => [ Coil Spring ] Coil Spring.

- Loosen drive axle bolt to wheel hub:

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

• Twelve-point bolt without ribs, refer to => [ Drive Axle Twelve-Point Bolt without Ribs, Loosening and Tightening ] Drive Axle Twelve-Point Bolt Without Ribs, Loosening and Tightening.

- Remove the wheel.

- Remove brake carrier and brake caliper and tie to body with wire.

- Remove ABS speed sensor from wheel bearing housing.

- Remove bolt - arrow -.






- Remove bolts - arrows - and cover plate - 1 -.






- Remove bolt for tie rod - 1 -, upper transverse link - 2 - and lower transverse link - 3 - from wheel bearing housing - 4 -.






- Remove connecting link - arrow - from the wheel bearing housing.

- Pull coupling rod - 1 - out of trailing link.






- Hold wheel bearing housing and remove bolts - arrows -.

- Remove wheel bearing housing.

Installing

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

• Make sure there is a washer installed between the tie rod, the upper transverse link, the shock absorber and the wheel bearing housing.

Position: Threaded Connection of Trailing Arm/Wheel Bearing Housing






Threaded connection of trailing link/wheel bearing housing must only be tightened when all other components (spring and strut always) of the respective wheel suspension have been already assembled. To tighten, suspension must be unloaded. Only now do the trailing link and wheel bearing housing move into the position required - arrows -.

- Install coil spring. Refer to => [ Coil Spring ] Coil Spring.

Always perform the following work in the sequence given!

- Place trailing arm on wheel bearing housing with bolts - arrows - but do not tighten yet.






- Insert coupling rod - 1 - in trailing arm, do not tighten nut yet.

- Let down wheel suspension again using (V.A.G 1383 A) and remove (T10149) from wheel hub.

- Tighten bolts - arrows - for longitudinal control arm to tightening specification, observe required position of components while doing so.

- Connect the coupling rod - 1 - to the wheel bearing housing and stabilizer bar.

• Bolting at wheel bearing housing may occur only when the dimension between wheel hub center and lower edge of wheel house, has been attained. Refer to => [ Before lifting the axle on one side, the vehicle must be secured on both sides to the lift arms of the lift using. ] Rear Axle, Lifting to Curb Weight Position.

- Install brake carrier with brake caliper.

- Tighten the drive axle bolt to wheel hub:

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

• Twelve-point bolt without ribs, refer to => [ Drive Axle Twelve-Point Bolt without Ribs, Loosening and Tightening ] Drive Axle Twelve-Point Bolt Without Ribs, Loosening and Tightening.


Vehicle must not rest on wheels when doing so.

With bolt loosened, wheel bearing can be damaged by vehicle's own weight.

Differences Between a Twelve-Point Bolt with Ribs and a Twelve-Point Bolt without Ribs






The contact surfaces - arrow A - and - arrow B - are different on the two-point bolts.

I Twelve-point bolt with ribs - arrow A -
II Twelve-point bolt without ribs - arrow B -

- Install the wheel and tighten the wheel bolts. Refer to => [ Wheel Bolt Tightening Specification ] [1][2]Specifications.

Tightening Specifications