Wheel Bearing Housing

Wheel Bearing Housing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

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

Removing

- Measure dimension from center of wheel to lower edge of wheel housing. Refer to => [ Wheel Bearing, Lifting To Curb Weight Position ] Rear Suspension.

- Remove the wheel.

- Remove the stone chip protection from the trailing arm. Refer to => [ Stone Guard ] Stone Guard.

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

- Remove brake caliper/brake carrier and suspend from body with wire.

- Remove ABS speed sensor from wheel bearing housing.

- Wheel bearing unit, removing => [ Wheel Bearing Unit ] Wheel Bearing Unit

- Remove cover plate.

- Remove the bolt - 2 - and washer - 1 -.






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






- Remove connecting link - 1 - from trailing arm.

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






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

- Remove wheel bearing housing.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

- Install bolt for tie rod - 1 -, upper transverse link - 2 - and lower transverse link - 3 - and tighten by hand.






- Tighten the connecting link - arrow - to the trailing arm by hand.

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






Always perform the following work in the sequence given!

- Install the bolt - 2 - with a washer - 1 - and tighten.






- Place trailing arm on wheel bearing housing with screws - arrows - but do not tighten yet.






- Install coil spring => [ Coil Spring ] Coil Spring.

- Tighten bolts - arrows -.






- Tighten coupling rod - arrow - on trailing arm.






- Install cover plate.

Bolting at wheel bearing housing may occur only when dimension "a" has been obtained => [ Wheel Bearing, Lifting To Curb Weight Position ] Rear Suspension!

- Tighten bolt for tie rod - 1 -.






- Tighten lower transverse link screw - 3 -.

- Install the bolt - 3 - with a washer - 4 - and tighten.






- Install ABS wheel speed sensor in wheel bearing housing.

- Install brake disc.

- Install brake carrier with brake caliper.

Tightening specifications, refer to => [ Subframe, Diagonal Brace, Lower Transverse Link, Upper Transverse Link, Tie Rod and Vehicle Level Sensor Overview ] Subframe, Diagonal Brace, Lower Transverse Link, Upper Transverse Link, Tie Rod and Vehicle Level Sensor Overview

Tightening specifications, refer to => [ Wheel Bearing Housing, Wheel Bearing Unit, Trailing Arm with Bracket and Stone Chip Protection Overview ] Wheel Bearing Housing, Wheel Bearing Unit, Trailing Arm With Bracket and Stone Chip Protection Overview

Tightening specifications, refer to => [ Shock Absorber and Coil Spring Overview ] Shock Absorber and Coil Spring Overview

Tightening specifications, refer to => [ Stabilizer Bar Overview ] Stabilizer Bar Overview

- Install wheel and tighten.

- An axle alignment is necessary. Refer to the table => [ An Axle Alignment is Necessary When: ] An Axle Alignment is Necessary When: