Wheel Bearing Unit, Removing And Installing, AWD Vehicles, Except E-Tron: Removing
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-- Remove wheel bearing housing. Refer to WHEEL BEARING HOUSING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, AWD VEHICLES, EXCEPT E-TRON .
-- Clamp the wheel bearing housing in a vise with aluminum protective covers.
-- Remove the bolts -1- and the wheel bearing unit -2-.
CAUTION:
- Avoid contaminating with dirt and damaging the seal when setting down/storing.
- The wheel bearing -1- must always face up.
- Always set the wheel bearing unit down on the wheel hub -2-.
- Never reach into the inside when lifting the wheel bearing.
- Hold the wheel bearing only on the outside.
The same procedure also applies to the wheel bearing without a wheel hub.