Rear

Pressing wheel bearing out and in with trailing arm installed (all-wheel drive vehicles)





Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
^ Thrust pad 40 - 105
^ Press tool 3283
^ Collar for wheel bearing inner race 3423
^ Engine and transmission jack V A.G 1383 A with universal transmission mount V.A.G. 1359/2





Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
^ Foot pump with high pressure hose V.A.G. 1389A/1
If there is a hand pump V.A.G. 1389/1 available in the dealership it can be converted to a foot pump.
To do this use conversion set V.A.G. 1389/4 .





Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

^ Hydraulic removal and installing tool for wheel bearing V.A.G. 1459 B
^ Piston cylinder HKZ-15 with hydraulic press piece E0-204-T
^ Removal rods E-0-217+218
^ Special nut E-8-214
^ Thrust tube E-5





^ Centering with clip E-76-2
^ Supplementary set V.A.G. 1459 B/2
^ Bell E-40
^ Thrust tube E-6-1
^ Thrust tube E-13-1
^ Thrust pad E-39


- Remove wheel.
- First remove axle shaft.




- Remove bolts -1- from brake caliper and take off brake caliper.
- Secure brake caliper to body.
- Remove Phillips-head screw for brake disc and take out brake disc.
- Disconnect ABS vehicle speed sensor from trail arm housing.

Pressing wheel hub out




- Install thrust disc -1- as shown in illustration.
1 - Thrust disc E-39 . Position thrust disc so that it lies completely on bolt heads 2 .




- Center assembly with clip E-76-2 .
1 - Piston cylinder HKZ-15 with hydraulic press piece E-O204-T
2 - Centering with clip E-76-2

Note: Place engine/transmission jack V.A. G1383/A, or similar, underneath to ensure safety (danger of accident through falling parts when pressing out the wheel hub).




- Install support - 1 - - piston cylinder - 2 - with pull rod - 3 -and special nut - 4 -.
1 - Bell E-40
2 - Piston cylinder HKZ-15
3 - Removal rods E-0-217
4 - Special nut E-8-214
5 - High pressure hose with quick release coupling
6 - Thrust pad E-39
- Build-up pressure with foot pump.
- Now check that all tools are correctly centered.
- Press wheel hub out through the wheel bearing by operating the pump.

Pressing wheel bearing out




- Remove circlip -1-.




- Position thrust piece - 1 - on back of wheel bearing.
- Install piston cylinder - 2 - with pull rod - 3 - and special tool - 4 - .
1 - Thrust tube E-5
2 - Piston cylinder HKZ-15
3 - Removal rods E-0-217
4 - Special nut E-8-214
5 - Bell E-44
- Build-up pressure with foot pump.
- Now check that all tools are correctly centered.
- Press out the wheel bearing by operating the pump.




- Pull bearing inner race off from wheel hub.

Pressing wheel bearing in
- Position wheel bearing on wheel bearing housing.




- Position thrust piece -1 - on back of wheel bearing housing.
- Install piston cylinder - 2 - with bolt - 3 - - special tool - 4 -and thrust piece - 5 - .
- Build-up pressure by pumping foot pump.
- Now check that all tools are correctly centered.




- Then press in wheel bearing by operating the pump.
1 - Thrust tube E-6-1
2 - Piston cylinder HKZ-15
3 - Removal rods E-0-217
4 - Special nut E-8-214
5 - Thrust tube E-13-1
Install securing ring!

Pressing wheel hub in




- Center assembly with clip E-76-2 .
- Position wheel hub on wheel bearing.




- Position thrust piece -1 - on back of wheel bearing housing.
- Install piston cylinder - 2 - with bolt - 3 - - special tool - 4 -and thrust piece - 5 - .
1 - Thrust tube E-5
2 - Piston cylinder HKZ-15
3 - Removal rods E-0-217
4 - Special nut E-8-214
- Build-up pressure with foot pump.
- Check that all tools are centered correctly.
- Press wheel hub on by pumping foot pump.
The shoulder - arrow - of the thrust piece E-5 must face toward the special nut - 4 - .


Installing
Installation is carried out in the reverse sequence.

Fastener/location Tightening torques
Axle shaft inner joint to final drive flange 40 Nm (29.5 ft. lbs.)
Brake caliper to trailing arm 65 Nm (48 ft. lbs.)
12-point nut to wheel hub