Notes on removal and installation: Removal

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Remove brake disc, parking brake shoes and speed sensor.
Press out wheel hub with pressure piece P 297 A (tool A). Use the separator (tool B) for support. If there is not enough space for the wheel hub between the press, appropriate shims will additionally be necessary.

Fig 1: Pressing Out Wheel Hub With Pressure Piece
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Remove retainer plate (lid / four screws) and brake disc cover.
Heat wheel bearing housing to approx. 100° C (max. 120° C). Press out wheel bearing with tubular piece VW 415 A (tool C).

Fig 2: Pressing Out Wheel Bearing With Tubular Piece VW 415 A
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Press inner wheel bearing race off the wheel hub. See Fig 4 . To do this, use pressure piece P 297 A (tool A) in combination with the separator (tool B).

NOTE:

First pull the inner bearing race several millimetres off the wheel hub so that the separator can be put into place. For this purpose, use a two-claw puller in combination with a suitable pressure piece (for example, VW 433). See Fig 3 .

Fig 3: Pulling Inner Bearing Race

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Fig 4: Pressinner Inner Wheel Bearing Race Off The Wheel Hub

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