Front Suspension
Front Wheel Bearing, Hub and Inner Race, with Wheel Bearing Housing Installed
Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
• Thrust piece (40 - 105)
• Hub puller (3283)
• Collar F/wheel brg. inner race (3423)
• Engine/transmission jack (V.A.G 1383 A) with universal transmission support (V.A.G 1359/2)
• Puller (Kukko 18/0 )
• Foot pump with high pressure hose (V.A.G 1389 A/1 )
• Wheel bearing tool (V.A.G 1459 B)
• Hollow piston cylinder (HKZ-15) with thrust piece (E-0-204-T) hydraulic
• Tie bolt (E-0-217+218)
• Special nut (E-8-214)
• Thrust piece (E-5)
• Thrust piece (E-10)
• Thrust sleeve (E-13-1)
• Pressure bolt (E-15)
• Thrust sleeve (E-65-1)
• Supplementary set (V.A.G 1459 B/2)
• Bell (E-40)
If there is a hand pump ( V.A.G 1389/1) available it can also be modified for use as a foot pump.
To do so, use conversion kit (V.A.G 1389/4 ).
Removing
- Lift vehicle enough that the front axle is no longer burdened.
- Remove 12 point nut.
- Raise vehicle to installation height.
- Remove wheel.
- Remove brake carrier with brake caliper or brake caliper and hang on body with tie wire.
- Mark installation position of bolts - arrows - for ball joint - 1 - on control arm - 2 -.
- Mark installation position of ball joint - 1 - to control arm - 2 -.
- Press out drive axle.
• Be sure there is sufficient room when pulling out drive axle.
- Pull out wheel bearing housing with ball joint from control arm.
- Take drive axle out of wheel bearing housing and tie up.
Drive axle must not hang down!
Otherwise inner joint is damaged by excessive bending.
- Remove Phillips-head screw for brake disc and remove brake disc.
- Remove cover plate.
- Remove coupling rod from control arm.
- Detach wire for speed sensor from suspension strut.
CAUTION!
Place engine/transmission jack (V.A.G 1383 A) underneath (danger of accident if parts fall off when ejecting wheel hub and wheel bearing).
Wheel Hub, Removing
- Insert pressure bolts - 1 - into wheel bearing housing.
- Assemble bell - 2 -, hollow piston cylinder - 3 - with tie bolt and special nut - 4 -.
- Pull out wheel hub while holding device securely.
1 Pressure bolt (E-15)
2 Bell (E-40)
3 Hollow piston cylinder ( HKZ-15)
4 Special nut (E-8-214) and tie bolt
5 High pressure hose with quick-release
Wheel Bearing, Removing
- Remove securing ring.
- Assemble thrust piece - 1 - with collar to wheel bearing, thrust sleeve - 2 - with four stepped inside diameters to wheel bearing housing, hollow piston cylinder - 3 - with tie bolt and special nut - 4 -.
- Pull out wheel bearing by actuating pump.
1 Thrust piece (E-5)
2 Thrust sleeve (E-65-1)
3 Hollow piston cylinder ( HKZ-15)
4 Special nut (E-8-214) and tie bolt
Bearing Inner Race, Removing from Hub
Wheel Bearing, Installing
- Clean hole of wheel bearing housing.
- Coat entire surface with Molykote grease.
Molykote grease (G 052 723 A2)
Use grease packet from repair kit
- Put wheel bearing - 1 -, pressure piece - 2 - (put collar into bearing), and hollow piston cylinder - 3 - with tie bolt on wheel bearing housing.
- From inside, assemble pressure piece - 4 - with wide collar to wheel bearing housing and special nut - 5 -.
- Press in wheel bearing by actuating pump.
- Insert securing ring with needle-nose pliers.
1 Wheel bearing
2 Thrust piece (E-13-1)
3 Hollow piston cylinder ( HKZ-15)
4 Thrust piece (E-10)
5 Special nut (E-8-214) and tie bolt
Wheel Hub, Installing
- Put wheel hub - 1 - and hollow piston cylinder - 2 - with tie bolt onto wheel bearing.
- From inside, assemble special nut - 4 - and pressure piece - 3 - with collar to special nut.
- Press in wheel hub by actuating pump.
1 Wheel hub
2 Hollow piston cylinder ( HKZ-15)
3 Thrust piece (E-5)
4 Special nut (E-8-214) and tie bolt
Installation is in reverse order of removal. Note the following:
- Tighten bolts for control arm and ball joint on to old marks.
- Install wheel and tighten => [ Wheel Bolt Tightening Specifications ] [1][2]Specifications.