Repairing steel wheel bearing housing and suspension links, vehicles with four-wheel drive — VW
Repairing steel wheel bearing housing and suspension links, vehicles with four-wheel drive on VW: factory workshop procedure.
Workshop procedure for VW — the factory write-up, straight from real workshop data.
📋 Procedure
ℹ️ Torque figures below come verbatim from workshop data — always cross-check against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening.
VW
Passat
1997
Running gear
Running gear, Axles, Steering, Front and four wheel drive
Edition
12.2012
Repairing steel wheel bearing housing and suspension links, vehicles with four-wheel drive
Note
If a vehicle has to be moved after the drive shaft has been removed, first install an outer joint instead of the drive shaft and tighten to 50 Nm because otherwise the wheel bearing will be damaged.
Brake caliper
Repairing
Brake systems
Rep. gr.
46
Repairing rear brakes, disc brake
Bonded rubber bush
Removing and installing
Chapter
Wheel bearing
Removing and installing with wheel bearing housing installed
Chapter
75 mm ∅.
Pressing out
Fig.
.
Pressing in
Fig.
.
Wheel bearing housing
Brake disc
Brake systems
Rep. gr.
46
Repairing rear brakes, disc brake
Hexagon bolt
Item
Hexagon bolt, 10 Nm
Wheel hub
Removing and installing with wheel bearing housing installed
Chapter
Pressing out
Fig.
.
Pulling off inner race
Fig.
.
Pressing in
Fig.
.
Eccentric bolt
Eccentric washer
Self-locking nut, 95 Nm
Always renew after removing.
Tighten nut only when vehicle is unladen
Chapter
.
Hexagon bolt, 50 Nm
Tighten bolt only when vehicle is unladen
Chapter
.
Coupling rod
Installation position:
Bend faces outwards.
Hexagon bolt
M12 x 1.5 x 95
70 Nm + 90° further
Always renew after removing.
Tighten bolt only when vehicle is unladen
Chapter
.
Lower suspension link
Front bonded rubber bush for lower suspension link
Pressing out is extremely difficult or in some cases not possible!
It is therefore recommended to renew the complete suspension link if the bonded rubber bush is defective.
Rear bonded rubber bush for lower suspension link
Removing and installing
Fig.
Drive shaft
Removing and installing
Chapter
Repairing
Chapter
Front bonded rubber bush for upper suspension link
Removing and installing
Chapter
Multi-point socket head bolt
Item
Locking plate
Upper suspension link
Washer
Self-locking nut
Always renew after removing.
Rear bonded rubber bush for upper suspension link
Pressing out and in
Chapter
.
Hexagon socket head bolt
Brake systems
Rep. gr.
46
Repairing rear brakes, disc brake
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