Part VII, Wheel bearing housing (aluminum) - all wheel drive

Fig 1: Rear Axle Part VII, Wheel Bearing Housing (Aluminum) - All Wheel Drive

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1 - Wheel bearing housing

• Vehicles with all-wheel drive
• Removing and installing → Stub axle carrier/wheel bearing housing and wheel bearing unit 
• Servicing → Wheel bearing housing (steel) - all wheel drive, servicing 

2 - Wheel bearing

• Removing and installing → Bolted wheel bearing unit, removing and installing 

3 - Wheel hub

• Removing and installing → Bolted wheel bearing unit, removing and installing 

4 - Collar bolt

• Always replace
• Tighten to 200 Nm plus an additional 180° turn
• Tighten to 200 Nm, if vehicle is raised, only tighten with additional turn when vehicle is on floor
• If vehicle is resting on floor, do not loosen more than 90°

5 - Drive axle

• Removing and installing → Drive axles, removing and Installing 
• Servicing (with inner joint 100 mm dia.) → Drive axle with constant velocity inner joint (diameter 100 mm), servicing 
• Servicing (with inner joint 108 mm dia.) → Driveshaft with constant velocity inner joint (diameter 108 mm), servicing 

6 - Washer

7 - Nut, self-locking

• Always replace

8 - Strut

• Removing and installing → Strut 
• Observe installed location Strut location 
• Note different vehicle versions, see vehicle data plate. Clarification of Production Control numbers (PR No.) 
• Faulty struts must be vented and emptied before disposal → Strut, checking 

• Check removed strut → Strut, checking 

9 - Combi-bolt, 36 Nm

10 - Hex socket head bolt, 10 Nm

11 - Speed sensor

• Wire routing Speed sensor wire routing on trapezoidal control arm  , Speed sensor wire routing on trapezoidal control arm 

12 - Cap bolts (4x) 80 Nm plus an additional 90° turn

• Always replace

13 - Combi-bolt

• Always replace
• Tighten to 150 Nm plus additional 90° turn
• Tighten bolts only in curb weight position