Wheel Bearing Housing and Trailing Arm Overview

Wheel Bearing Housing and Trailing Arm Overview






1 Bolt

• 50 Nm + 90° turn

• Always replace if removed.

2 Cover

3 Mounting Bracket

4 Bolt

• 90 Nm + 90° turn

• Always replace if removed.

5 Coupling Rod

• Connects stabilizer to trailing link/wheel bearing housing.

6 Bolt

• 90 Nm + 90° turn

• Follow tightening sequence. Refer to => [ Installing ] Trailing Arm with Mounting Bracket.

• Always replace if removed.

7 Bolt

• 8 Nm

8 Right Rear ABS Wheel Speed Sensor (G44) / Left Rear ABS Wheel Speed Sensor (G46)

• Can be checked in Guided Fault Finding using the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester.

• Before inserting sensor, clean inner surface of mounting hole and coat with Polycarbamide grease (G 000 650).

9 Bonded Rubber Bushing

• Replacing, refer to => [ Wheel Bearing Housing Bonded Rubber Bushing ] Wheel Bearing Housing Bonded Rubber Bushing.

10 Trailing Arm

• Removing and installing, refer to => [ Trailing Arm with Mounting Bracket ] Trailing Arm with Mounting Bracket.

• Servicing, refer to => [ Trailing Arm Bonded Rubber Bushing ] Trailing Arm Bonded Rubber Bushing.

11 Wheel Bearing Housing

• Removing and installing, refer to => [ Wheel Bearing Housing ] Wheel Bearing Housing.

12 Nut

• 45 Nm

• Always replace if removed.

13 Bonded Rubber Bushing

• Replacing, refer to => [ Trailing Arm Bonded Rubber Bushing ] Trailing Arm Bonded Rubber Bushing.

14 Bolt

• 4 Nm

15 Brake Disc

16 Dust Cap

• Always replace if removed.

• Removing and installing, refer to => [ Wheel Bearing Unit ] Wheel Bearing Unit.

• An appropriate seal can only be achieved with a new dust cap.

17 Bolt

• 180 Nm + 90° turn

• Loosen and tighten using bit XZN 18 (T10162).

• Always replace if removed.

18 Wheel Hub with Wheel Bearing

• The ABS sensor ring is installed in the wheel bearing.

• Removing and installing, refer to => [ Wheel Bearing Unit ] Wheel Bearing Unit.

• The wheel bearing and wheel hub are installed together in a housing.

• The wheel bearing unit is maintenance free and has zero play. Adjusting or servicing is not possible!

19 Bolt

• 12 Nm

20 Cover Plate