Wheel Bearing and Wheel Hub, FWD

Wheel Bearing and Wheel Hub, FWD

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Grease cap puller (VW 637/2)

• Seal installer (3241)

• Torque wrench (V.A.G 1332)

• Torque wrench (V.A.G 1410)

• Ring Spanner Insert AF 21 (T10162)

Removing

- Raise the vehicle.

- Remove wheel.

Loosen dust cap from seat by tapping lightly on claw of grease cap puller (VW 637/2).






- Press off dust cap.






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

• Suspend brake caliper from body.

- Remove the brake rotor bolt and the brake rotor.

- Remove the bolt - 1 - using the socket (T10162) - 2 -.






Never use an impact wrench when removing the bolt - 1 - using the socket wrench (T10162) - 2 -!

- Remove the wheel hub/wheel bearing unit - 2 - from the stub axle.






Installing

- Carefully slide wheel hub/wheel bearing unit onto stub axle.

Make sure that wheel hubs/wheel bearing unit do not cant!

- Tighten using a new multi-point socket head bolt.

• First tighten the bolt to the specification using the torque wrench.

• Using a rigid wrench when tightening additionally.






Never use an impact wrench when tightening the bolt - 1 - using the socket wrench (T10162) - 2 -!

- Drive in dust cap using installation sleeve (3241/4).






Always replace dust caps.

Damaged dust caps allow moisture to enter. Therefore, always use the tool shown.

Rest of installation is the reverse of removal.

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

Tightening Specifications