Assembly overview: wheel bearing housing, trailing arm (four-wheel drive) — VW
Assembly overview: wheel bearing housing, trailing arm (four-wheel drive) 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.
VW
Passat
2006
Running gear
Running gear, axles, steering
Edition
12.2014
Assembly overview: wheel bearing housing, trailing arm (four-wheel drive)
Arrow
indicates direction of travel.
Cover
Mounting bracket
Coupling rod
Connects anti-roll bar to trailing arm and wheel bearing housing
Bolt
90 Nm + 45° further
Observe tightening sequence
Fig.
Always renew after removing.
Trailing arm
Note different versions
Anchor
.
Removing and installing
Chapter
.
Repairing
Chapter
Note allocation to track rods during exchange
Anchor
.
Drive shaft
Assembly overview
Chapter
.
Removing and installing
Chapter
.
Multi-point socket head bolt
M14 x 1.5 x 45
70 Nm + 90° further
Always renew after removing.
Wheel bearing housing
Removing and installing
Chapter
.
Rear right speed sensor
G44
/
rear left speed sensor
G46
Can be tested in Guided Fault Finding using
Vehicle diagnostic tester
.
Before inserting sensor, clean inner surface of hole and coat with
lubricating paste
G 000 650
.
Hexagon socket head bolt
M6 x 16
8 Nm
Bonded rubber bush
Renewing
Chapter
.
Nut
M12 x 25
45 Nm
Self-locking
Always renew after removing.
Brake disc
Bolt
4 Nm
Bolt
Various versions
Allocation
Electronic parts catalogue
Hexagon bolt, 200 Nm and turn +180° further
Loosening and tightening hexagon bolt
Chapter
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 head 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
.
Always renew after removing.
Wheel hub with wheel bearing
ABS sensor ring is installed in wheel bearing.
Removing and installing
Chapter
.
The wheel bearing and wheel hub are assembled in one housing.
This wheel bearing/wheel hub unit is maintenance free and has no play. Adjustments and repairs are not possible!
Bolt
M6 x 12
12 Nm
Splash plate
Bolt
M12 x 1.5 x 80
90 Nm + 90° further
Always renew after removing.
Bonded rubber bush
Renewing
Chapter
.
Bolt
M10 x 35
50 Nm + 45° further
Always renew after removing.
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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