Servicing wheel bearing housing with pressed-in wheel bearing — AUDI

Wheel bearing housing
Removing and installing
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42-31
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Sleeve
Grease all around with lubricating paste G 000 650 before inserting in wheel bearing housing
Press up to stop into wheel bearing housing

Speed sensor
Pull out to remove
When installing, grease all round with lubricating paste G 000 650 and press in up to stop by hand
Routing => Page
42-73

Bonded rubber bush
Always replace bushes on both sides of the vehicle
Pulling out =>Fig.
6
to
8
Inserting => Fig.
9

Wheel bearing
Stepped internal diameter
Installation position: Large internal diameter of wheel bearing points to wheel hub
Pressing out =>Fig.
2
Pulling off bearing inner race=> Fig.
3
Pressing in => Fig.
4

Cover plate
Hexagon bolt, 10 Nm
Wheel hub
Stepped version
Pressing out =>Fig.
1
Pressing in => Fig.
5

Fig.1
Pressing out wheel hub

Fig.2
Pressing wheel bearing out of wheel bearing housing

Fig.3
Pulling bearing inner race off wheel hub

Always use puller with clamp, e.g. Kukko 204-1 (commercially available).

Fig.4
Pressing wheel bearing into wheel bearing housing

Stepped version of wheel bearing.

Note:

Large internal diameter of wheel bearing faces wheel hub.

Press wheel bearing -A- in up to stop.

Fig.5
Pressing wheel hub into wheel bearing

When pressing in, thrust pad -VW 511- must only make contact with inner race.

Replacing bonded rubber bush:

Note:

Always replace bushes on both sides of the vehicle.

Fig.6
Inserting special tools

Now fit tools -3292- and -3349- so that the pawls engage between the bonded rubber bush flange and the wheel bearing housing.
Screw the threaded spindle in up to stop. As a result, the bonded rubber bushes protrude slightly from the wheel bearing housing.
Now insert the pin -3293/1-.

Fig.7
Pulling out bonded rubber bush

A = Hexagon bolt M10x80

Screw in the crossmember -3292/2- using hexagon bolts included.
Screwing in of spindle into crossmember pushes out one bearing half.

Fig.8
Pulling out bonded rubber bush

Insert the special tool -3349- into the second bearing half.
Insert the thrust pad -3349/1- with threaded spindle -3292/3-.
Screwing in of spindle -3292/3- into crossmember pushes out second bearing half.

Fig.9
Pulling in bonded rubber bush

Insert the new bearings using thrust pads -3292/3- and threaded spindle into the wheel bearing housing.

Note:

Insert bearings carefully so they are kept straight.

Screw the thrust pads together up to stop.