II - Assembly overview wheel bearing, suspension strut — VW

Special tools and workshop equipment required

3186 Special socket 21 mm AF
VW 401 Press plate
3254 Open jaw spanner 50 mm AF
VW 408 A Press tool
VW 295a Adapter

Special tools and workshop equipment required

3253/1 Tube
VW 402 Press piece
30-11 Thrust plate
3260 Pad
VW 408 A Press tool

Special tools and workshop equipment required

VW 407 Press tool
3118 Tube
3253/7 Disk

Notes:

If a vehicle has to be moved after removing the drive shaft, first install outer joint and tighten to 50 Nm otherwise the wheel bearing will be damaged.
It is not permitted to carry out welding and straightening operations on load bearing suspension components or those components which locate the wheels.
Always renew self-locking nuts.
Always renew corroded nuts/bolts.

Hexagon head bolt
20 Nm and turn 90° further
Renew each time after removing
Mark installation position =>Fig.
1

Plate with nuts

Bolt
Adjusting camber
=> Page
44-4
Mark position before loosening

Hexagon socket head bolt, 10 Nm
Speed sensor
Protective cap
Bracket
Bracket
Self-locking nut, 95 Nm
Renew each time after removing

Track rod

Wheel bearing housing
Coat hole surfaces completely with Molykote grease =>Fig.
5
Standard with 16V -74 kW vehicles as from 06.96.

The caster angle does not change with the introduction of this wheel bearing housing.
With the introduction of the 88 kW GTI the wheel bearing housing was modified which changed the caster angle.
This, along with a different installation position for the ball joint, increased the caster by 1°.

Allocation of wheel bearing housing
55 kW version for Japan as of vehicle identity No. 6N XY 281179
55 kW with ABS 10.99 ▸
74 kW 16 V
88/92 kW 16 V

Wheel bearing housing
Coat hole surfaces completely with Molykote grease =>Fig.
5

Allocation of wheel bearing housing according to engine output
37 kW petrol · 44 kW Diesel
44 kW petrol · 47 kW Diesel
55 kW with/without ABS ▸ 09.99 · 55 kW without ABS 10.99 ▸

Self-locking nut, 35 Nm
Splitting ball joint =>Fig.
8
Renew each time after removing

Circlip
Ensure correctly seated

Hexagon bolt, 10 Nm
Splash plate

Wheel bearing
Pressing out =>Fig.
4
Renew, as it is destroyed during pressing out
Pressing in =>Fig.
6

Cross-head screw
Wheel bolt, 110 Nm
Self-locking 12-point nut
Tightening
=>Page
40-52
Renew each time after removing

Ventilated brake disc
For vehicles from 01.95: 239.00 ø
Brake disc:256.00 mm øfor 16V vehicles

Brake disc
For vehicles up to 12.94

Cross-head screw
Wheel hub
Pressing out =>Fig.
2
Pressing in =>Fig.
7
Pulling off bearing inner race
=>Fig.
3
Pulling drive shaft out from wheel hub and pressing in =>Removing and installing drive shafts Page
40-49

Speed sensor rotor
Only on vehicles with ABS

Wheel hub with speed sensor rotor
Rotor is welded to wheel hub

Fig.1
Separating ball joint/wishbone connection

Mark installation position of bolts.
Remove bolts (arrows).

Fig.2
Pressing wheel hub out of wheel bearing housing

Fig.3
Pulling bearing race out of hub

Remove speed sensor rotor if fitted (on vehicles with ABS).

Only use puller with leg clamp e.g. Kukko 204-2 (commercial type).

Fig.4
Pressing wheel bearing out of wheel bearing housing

Fist remove securing ring.

Fig.5
Coating hole surface with Molykote grease

Use grease sachet from repair set.

Fig.6
Pressing wheel bearing into wheel bearing housing

Install circlip.

Fig.7
Pressing hub into wheel bearing

Fig.8
Pressing track rod ball joint off steering arm

1 -
Ball joint splitter (commercial type) e.g. Kukko No. 128/2