Procedures

Wheel bearing housing (steel) all wheel drive, servicing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
^ Thrust plate VW 401
^ Punch VW 408 A
^ Thrust disc VW 412
^ Tube 60 mm dia. VW 415.
^ Thrust plate 2050
^ Thrust plate 3005
^ Assembly tool 3253/1
^ Press tool 3345
^ Press tube 30-100





1 - Wheel bearing housing

2 - Wheel bearing
^ Stepped internal diameter
^ Installation position: Larger internal diameter of wheel bearing faces wheel hub
^ Pressing out
^ Pressing in

3 - Splash plate

4 - Wheel hub
^ Stepped version
^ Pressing out
^ Pressing in

5 - Torx bolt

6 - Rubber bushing
^ Removing
^ Installing





Pressing out wheel hub

Note:
^ The wheel bearing housing must rest against the milled surface of the bolt holes.





Pressing wheel bearing out of wheel bearing housing

Note:
^ The wheel bearing housing must rest against the milled surface of the bolt holes.





Pressing wheel bearing into wheel bearing housing
- Wheel bearing has stepped internal diameter.

Note:
^ Larger internal diameter of wheel bearing faces wheel hub

- Press in wheel bearing - A - onto stop.





Pressing wheel hub into wheel bearing
- Position wheel hub - B - and press in onto stop by applying pressure to wheel bearing inner race.

Note:
^ Tube 60 mm dia. VW 415 A must press against center of bearing inner race.