II - Servicing wheel bearing — VW

Special tools, workshop equipment, test and measuring appliances and auxiliary items required

V.A.G 1332 Torque wrench
VW 408 A Press tool
VW 295a Adapter
3254 Open jaw spanner 50 mm AF
VW 401 Press plate
VW 402 Press piece

Special tools, workshop equipment, test and measuring appliances and auxiliary items required

3253/1 Tube
3302 Press piece
3260 Pad
VW 407 Press tool
3118 Tube
3253/7 Disk

Special tools, workshop equipment, testers, measuring instruments and auxiliary items required

4 - Kukko 128/2

T10001 Shock absorber set

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 bolt
20 Nm and turn 90° further
Renew each time after removing

Plate with nuts

Bolt
Mark position before loosening

Hexagon socket head bolt, 10 Nm
Speed sensor
Self-locking nut
40 Nm and turn 90° further
Renew each time after removing

Track rod
Splitting ball joint =>Fig.
9

Wheel bearing housing
For vehicles with 14" running gear
Coat hole surfaces completely with Molykote grease =>Fig.
6

Wheel bearing
Pressing out =>Fig.
5
Renew, as it is destroyed during pressing out
Pressing in =>Fig.
7
Removing and installing when the wheel bearing housing is installed, 13" running gear => page
40-45
Removing and installing when the wheel bearing housing is installed, 14" running gear => page
40-53

Circlip
Ensure correctly seated

Splash plate
Hexagon bolt, 10 Nm
Self-locking nut, 35 Nm
Renew each time after removing

Wheel bearing housing
For vehicles with 13" running gear
Coat hole surfaces completely with Molykote grease =>Fig.
6

Cross-head screw
Self-locking 12-point nut
Renew each time after removing
Tightening
=>page
40-70

Wheel bolt
=> Page
44-1

Ventilated brake disc
Brake caliper VW II
Servicing

Servicing instructions for brake calipers from the Lucas company and VW II brake caliper

=> Brake system; Repair group 46; Servicing front brakes
Brake system
Servicing front brakes

Do not loosen brake hose when working on front suspension
Hang up with wire or similar

Hexagon socket head bolt,
25 Nm
Wheel hub
Pressing out =>Fig.
3
Pressing in =>Fig.
8
Pulling off bearing inner race
=>Fig.
4
Removing and installing when the wheel bearing housing is installed, 13" running gear => page
40-45
Removing and installing when the wheel bearing housing is installed, 14" running gear => page
40-53

Fig.1
Loosening and tightening hexagon nut

1 -
Commercially available ratchet handle
2 -
T 10001/8
3 -
T 10001/11
4 -
T 10001/5

Fig.2
Separating ball joint/wishbone connection

Mark installation position of swivel joint bolts on wishbone.
Remove bolts (arrows).

Fig.3
Pressing wheel hub out of wheel bearing housing

Fig.4
Pulling bearing inner 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.5
Pressing wheel bearing out of wheel bearing housing

Fist remove securing ring.

Fig.6
Coating hole surface with Molykote grease

Molybdenum lubricant part No. G 052 723 A2

Use grease sachet from repair set.

Fig.7
Pressing wheel bearing into wheel bearing housing

Install circlip.

Fig.8
Pressing hub into wheel bearing

Fig.9
Pressing track rod ball joint off steering arm

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