Removing and installing wheel bearing housing, Crafter 4MOTION with Achleitner four-wheel drive — VW
Removing and installing wheel bearing housing, Crafter 4MOTION with Achleitner four-wheel drive on VW: factory workshop procedure.
Workshop procedure for VW — the factory write-up, straight from real workshop data.
📋 Procedure
Removing and installing wheel bearing housing, Crafter 4MOTION with Achleitner four-wheel drive
Special tools and workshop equipment required
Torque wrench
V.A.G 1332
Tensioning strap
T10038
Support
T10149
Engine and gearbox jack
V.A.G 1383 A
Claw spanner
T50034
Removing
Note
Bonded rubber bushes can be twisted only to a limited extent. Therefore, tighten the bolted connections of components with bonded rubber bushes only when the wheel bearing housing has been raised (unladen position)
Chapter
.
Raise vehicle and strap it down
Maintenance
Booklet
10.2
.
WARNING
If the vehicle is not strapped down, it may slip off the lifting platform.
Remove front wheel.
Note
The wheel bearing housing provides two holes for securing
front right speed sensor
G45
or
front left speed sensor
G47
. Turning the
front right speed sensor
G45
or
front left speed sensor
G47
during installation may result in malfunction. Mark installation position prior to removal.
Remove
front right speed sensor
G45
or
front left speed sensor
G47
Brake system
Rep. gr.
45
Electrical and electronic components and their locations ABS/TCS/ESP
.
If fitted, remove wheel flange
Chapter
.
Remove brake caliper together with brake carrier and secure with wire so that weight of brake caliper does not stress or damage brake hose
Brake systems
Rep. gr.
46
Brakes - mechanism
.
Remove brake disc
Brake systems
Rep. gr.
46
Brakes - mechanism
.
Loosen track rod ball joint
Chapter
.
Remove lower suspension link
Chapter
.
Slightly raise wheel bearing housing with
engine and gearbox jack
V.A.G 1383 A
and
support
T10149
.
Loosen bolts
arrows
of upper swivel joint
1
.
Remove wheel bearing housing towards front.
Installing
Install in reverse order. Note the following points:
Note
Tighten bolted connections to wheel bearing housing only if the vehicle is standing on its wheels and is unladen or if the vehicle is raised and is in the unladen position (normal position)
Chapter
.
Install front wheel.
Check wheel bearing play
Chapter
.
Specified torques
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Assembly overview - wheel bearing unit, Crafter 4MOTION with Achleitner four-wheel drive
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Assembly overview - lower suspension link, swivel joint, Crafter 4MOTION with Achleitner four-wheel drive
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Specified torque for wheel bolts
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