Wheel Bearing Housing

Wheel Bearing Housing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Torque Wrench 40-200 Nm (V.A.G 1332)

Removing

- Loosen the wheel bolts.

- Raise the vehicle.

- Remove the wheel.

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

- Remove wheel bearing unit. Refer to => [ Wheel Bearing Unit ] Wheel Bearing Unit.

- Remove cover plate.

- Remove ABS wheel speed sensor from wheel bearing housing.

- Remove bolt - arrow -.






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






- Remove coupling rod - arrow - from the wheel bearing housing.

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






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

Installing

- Install tie rod bolt - 1 -, upper transverse link - 2 - and lower transverse link - 3 -.






- Screw coupling rod - arrow - on wheel bearing housing hand-tight.

Threaded connection of trailing arm/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 arm and wheel bearing housing move into the position required - arrows -.






• Complete the following steps in the exact order specified.

- Install trailing link and mounting bracket with bolts - 2 - on wheel bearing housing but do not yet tighten.






- Install and fasten bolts - arrows -.






- Install the cover plate.

- Install wheel bearing unit. Refer to => [ Wheel Bearing Unit ] Wheel Bearing Unit.

• Bolting at wheel bearing housing may occur only when dimension "a" has been obtained! Refer to => [ Rear Axle, Lifting to Curb Weight Position ] Rear Suspension.

- Tighten bolt for tie rod - 1 -.






- Tighten lower transverse link bolt - 3 -.

- Tighten the bolt - 1 - on the upper transverse link.






• Washer - 2 - must be installed so that there is a gap - arrow B - between washer and cover plate - 3 -.

- Tighten the bolt - arrow -.






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

- Install ABS wheel speed sensor in wheel bearing housing.

- Install the brake rotor.

- Install brake carrier with brake caliper.

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

Tightening Specifications