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Wheel bearing set - remove and install — VW

Wheel bearing set - remove and install on VW: 14 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.

14 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform codes 6A1, 6A5

📋 Procedure

  1. Loosen the wheel bolts.
  2. Raise the vehicle.
  3. Disassemble the wheel.
  4. Lift the brake.
  5. For such, press the wedge upwards through a brake drum orifice, using a screwdriver.
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  1. Remove the bolt (1) and remove the brake drum (2).
  2. Remove the dust cover from its position by slightly tapping the claw on the hub cover pullerVW 637/2(1).
  3. Press the dust cover.
  4. loosen the twelve-point nut (1).
  5. Remove the wheel bearing set/wheel hub (2) from the axle pin.
  6. Carefully push the wheel bearing set/wheel hub (2) into the axle pin.
  7. Screw in a new twelve-point nut (1) and tighten to the indicated tightening torque.
  8. Install the new dust cover, using the pressure part3456(1) .
  9. Install the wheel and tighten .

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.