Renewing bonded rubber bush for wheel bearing housing, front-wheel drive — VW
Renewing bonded rubber bush for wheel bearing housing, front-wheel drive on VW: 18 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.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Passat B7 saloon (362, 2010–2014), VW Passat B7 Variant (365, 2010–2014)
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- Do not use lubricant.Insert bearing carefully so it does not cant.
📋 Procedure
- Loosen wheel bolts.
- Raise vehicle.
- Remove wheel.
- Remove coil springs .
- Remove wheel bearing unit
- Take off cover.
- Remove bolt (arrow) for lower transverse link (1).
- Position tools as shown in figure.
- Pull out bonded rubber bush by turning spindle.
- Position tools as shown in figure.
- Pull in bonded rubber bush by turning spindle. [Note: Do not use lubricant.Insert bearing carefully so it does not cant.]
- Fit cover plate.
- Install wheel bearing unit
- Tighten bolt (arrow) for lower transverse link (1).
- Install coil spring .
- Install brake disc.
- Install brake carrier with brake caliper Brake systems46Rear brake; Assembly overview - rear brake.
- Install wheel and tighten bolts or nuts .
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TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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