Wheel Bearing, Steel Wheel Bearing Housing Installed, AWD

Wheel Bearing, Steel Wheel Bearing Housing Installed, AWD

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Engine/Transmission Jack (V.A.G 1383 A ) with Universal Transmission Support (V.A.G 1359/2 )

• Foot Pump With High Pressure Hose (V.A.G 1389 A/1 )

If available in shop, Hand Pump (V.A.G 1389/1 ) can also be modified for use as a foot pump.

To do so, use Conversion Kit (V.A.G 1389/4 ).

Wheel Bearing Tool (V.A.G 1459B)

Hollow Piston Cylinder Hkz-15 With Hydraulic Thrust Piece (E-0-204-T)

Tie Bolt (E-0-217+218)

Special Nut (E-8-214)

Press Piece (E-5)

Supplementary Set (V.A.G 1459 B/2)

Bell (E-40)

Press Piece (E-43)

Thrust Sleeve (E-44-1)

- Remove brake caliper, brake disc and brake disc cover.

- Remove drive axle. Refer to => [ Drive Axles ] Drive Axles.

Place Engine/Transmission Jack (V.A.G 1383 A) underneath (danger of accident from falling parts when removing the wheel hub and the wheel bearing).

Wheel hub, pulling out

- Attach bell - 1 -, hollow piston cylinder - 2 - with tie bolt, and special nut - 3 -.





- Remove wheel hub by operating pump while holding tool securely.

1 Bell E-40
2 Hollow piston cylinder HKZ-15
3 Special nut E-8-214 and tie bolt

Wheel bearing, pulling out

- Attach pressure piece - 1 - with collar to bearing, pressure sleeve - 2 - with four tiered interior diameters to wheel bearing housing, hollow piston cylinder - 3 - with tie bolt and special nut - 4 -.





- Operate pump and remove the wheel bearing.

1 Thrust piece E-5
2 Thrust sleeve E-44-1
3 Hollow piston cylinder HKZ-15
4 Special nut E-8-214 and tie bolt

Wheel bearing, pressing in

Installation position: Larger internal diameter of wheel bearing faces outward.

- Put wheel bearing - 1 -, pressure piece - 2 - (put collar into bearing), and hollow piston cylinder - 3 - with tie bolt on wheel bearing housing.





- Attach pressure piece - 4 - with angles toward wheel bearing housing and special nut - 5 - from inside.

- Press wheel bearing in by operating the pump.

1 Wheel bearing
2 Thrust piece E-14-1
3 Hollow piston cylinder HKZ-15
4 Thrust piece E-43
5 Special nut E-8-214 and tie bolt

Wheel hub, pressing in

- Put wheel hub - 1 - and hollow piston cylinder - 2 - with tie bolt onto wheel bearing.





- Attach pressure piece - 3 - with collar to special nut - 4 - from inside.

- Press in hub by operating the pump.

1 Wheel hub
2 Hollow piston cylinder HKZ-15
3 Thrust piece E-5
4 Special nut E-8-214 and tie bolt

Further installation is in the reverse sequence to removal.

- Install drive axle. Refer to => [ Drive Axles ] Drive Axles.

- Install brake caliper, brake disc and brake disc cover.