Assembly overview - wheel bearing assembly — VW
Assembly overview - wheel bearing assembly on VW: factory workshop procedure. Full factory text, tools and checks.
Workshop procedure for VW — the factory write-up, straight from real workshop data.
📋 Procedure
ℹ️ Torque figures below come verbatim from workshop data — always cross-check against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening.
Assembly overview - wheel bearing assembly
Suspension strut
Removing and installing
Chapter
Repairing
Chapter
.
Bolt
Tip of bolt must point in direction of travel
Renew after removing
Front left speed sensor
G47
/
front right speed sensor
G45
Can be tested in guided fault finding using
Vehicle diagnostic tester
Before inserting speed sensor, clean inner surface of fitting hole and coat with
lubricating paste
G 000 650
.
Bolt
M6 x 16
8 Nm
Track rod ball joint
Wheel hub with wheel bearing
Removing and installing
Chapter
The ABS sensor ring is installed in the wheel hub
Various versions
Allocation
Electronic Parts Catalogue
Nut
M12 x 1.5
Self-locking
Renew after removing
20 Nm +90°
Ventilated brake disc
Bolt
Various versions
Allocation
Electronic Parts Catalogue
WARNING
There are two versions of the twelve-point head bolt, with and without ribbing. Distinguishing feature
Fig.
.
When installing a twelve-point head bolt, always note which version is being installed.
The respective specified torque must also be used.
The specified torque for twelve-point bolts
»with«
ribbing is 70 Nm + 90° when loosening and tightening
Chapter
.
The specified torque for twelve-point head bolts
»without«
ribbing is 200 Nm + 180° when loosening and tightening
Chapter
.
Renew after removing
Bolt
Specified torque
Brake system
Rep. gr.
46
Front brakes; Assembly overview - front brakes
Bolt
M6 x 12
12 Nm
Splash plate
Wheel bearing housing
Removing and installing
Chapter
With bolted-on brake carrier.
If wheel bearing housing is renewed, wheels must be aligned
Chapter
.
Multi-point socket head bolt
M12 x 1.5 x 45
Renew after removing
70 Nm +90°
Drive shaft
Removing and installing
Chapter
Nut
M12 x 1.5
Self-locking
Renew after removing
70 Nm +90°
Distinguishing features between twelve-point head bolt with ribbing and twelve-point head bolt without ribbing.
The twelve-point head bolts can be distinguished by the contact surfaces
arrow A
and
arrow B
.
I
Twelve-point head bolt with ribbing
arrow A
II
Twelve-point head bolt without ribbing
arrow B
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Independent AUTODOC tutorial for the same job, filmed on a different model (GOLF 5 (1K1)) — the technique carries over, the fasteners and figures on this page are the ones for your car.
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TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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