Removing and installing wheel hub, Crafter 4MOTION with Achleitner four-wheel drive — VW

Removing and installing wheel hub, Crafter 4MOTION with Achleitner four-wheel drive
Special tools and workshop equipment required
Torque wrench
V.A.G 1332
Claw spanner
T50034
Commercially available plastic head hammer
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)
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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.
If fitted, remove wheel flange
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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
.
Remove any dirt from hub cap.
Lever off hub cap using a commercially available chisel.
Note
The hub cap will be damaged during removal and must be renewed.
The hub cap is bonded in which makes removal difficult.
Release outer slotted nut
1
by bending locking plate
arrow
back.
Remove outer slotted nut
4
using
claw spanner
T50034
.
Remove locking plate
3
and unscrew inner slotted nut
2
using
special wrench
T50034
.
Pull off wheel hub
1
in
direction of arrow
. To do this, carefully knock against wheel hub from behind using a plastic head hammer.
Check wheel hub and wheel bearing for damage and renew if necessary.
Installing
Install in reverse order. Note the following points:
Caution
When placing parts down or when fitting them, ensure that there is no dirt on the parts.
Apply sufficient
universal grease
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to outer tapered roller bearing
2
.
Fit wheel hub
1
with outer tapered roller bearing
2
on wheel bearing housing.
Coat contact surface of slotted nut to wheel hub with
universal grease
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, and tighten nut using
special wrench
T50034
.
Setting wheel bearing play
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Coat contact surfaces of new hub cap with
sealant
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.
Note
Due to the air-tight conditions and the metal contact, the
sealant
starts to cure immediately after the installation of the hub cap to the wheel bearing housing
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.
Install new hub cap.
Installing brake disc
Brake systems
Rep. gr.
46
Brakes - mechanism
.
Install brake caliper with brake carrier
Brake systems
Rep. gr.
46
Brakes - mechanism
.
If fitted, install wheel flange
Chapter
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Install front wheel.
Specified torques
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Assembly overview - wheel bearing unit, Crafter 4MOTION with Achleitner four-wheel drive
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Specified torque for wheel bolts
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