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Removing and installing design trim bearings: VW Phaeton

Step-by-step removing and installing design trim bearings for the VW Phaeton: 14 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

14 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Phaeton (3D)

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove centre design trim control motor V208.
  2. Remove right design trim control motor V209.
  3. Remove left design trim control motor V207.
  4. Release locking lugs (A) of bearings.
  5. Using a screwdriver, lever out shaft out of bearing in groove (B).
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  1. Insert screwdriver in groove (arrow) and lever bearing (1) out of housing (2).
  2. Proceed in same manner to remove bearing on opposite side.
  3. Lubricate new bearings with grease supplied in repair kit.
  4. Press bearing with new plastic washers in direction of (arrow) until it engages.
  5. Insert opposite bearing with new plastic washer.
  6. Position housing with outer side of bearing e.g. on workbench corner.
  7. Drive in bearing by knocking it lightly with rubber hammer until it engages.
  8. Carry out a functional check.
  9. Lubricate connection between control motor and adjustment shaft.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.