Renewing needle bearing (polygon bearing) for stub shaft: VW Tiguan I
Step-by-step renewing needle bearing (polygon bearing) for stub shaft for the VW Tiguan I: 19 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Tiguan I (5N, 2007–2016)
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- The shoulders (arrows) must then be below the bearing.
📋 Procedure
- Remove noise insulation below engine and gearbox. General body repairs, exterior66
- Remove bevel box .
- Remove retaining ring (1) from stub shaft.
- Carefully use plastic mallet (2) to drive stub shaft out in direction of arrow.
- Align both parts of tool so that marks "“B”" are opposite one another.
- The shoulders (arrows) must then be below the bearing.
- Now screw both halves together to stop.
- Lever off retaining ring (A) for needle bearing.
- To avoid damage to running surface of bearing on shaft, turn shaft during pressing procedure (arrow).
- Align both parts of tool so that marks "“B”" are opposite one another.
- To avoid damage to running surface of bearing on shaft, turn shaft during pressing procedure (arrow).
- Secure needle bearing with a new retaining ring.
- Carefully use plastic mallet to drive in stub shaft to stop.
- Fit new retaining ring (1) on stub shaft.
- Install right drive shaft Running gear - front and four wheel drive40Removing and installing drive shafts.
- Install heat shield. Torque setting Running gear, axles, steering40Repairing drive shafts.
- Install bevel box .
- Check oil level in bevel box .
- Install noise insulation. General body repairs, exterior66
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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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