Removing Front Wheel Bearing
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- Remove fastening screws -1-
used to secure the wheel bearing to the wheel carrier.
Fastening screws securing wheel bearing to wheel bearing housing
- Using > VAS 6926 - Puller set , push (press in) the pin of the drive shaft into the wheel hub by max. approx. 10 mm + 5 mm. When doing this, check drive shaft clearance on the halfshaft flange.
- Press the wheel hub -1-
and wheel bearing by continuing to turn -A-
the spindle -2-
until they are pressed out of the wheel bearing housing -3-
(-B-
).
Removing wheel bearing
- Press the wheel hub -2-
out of the wheel bearing -1-
.
Pressing off wheel hub
- 4.1 Fit press-off tool > VAS 6178 - Hydraulic cylinder , -3- , as well as > VAS 6179/1 - Pressure Gauge with Connection Line , -5- and suitable > T10205 - attachments , -4- over the wheel hub on the wheel bearing.
- 4.2 Connect to > VAS 6179 - Foot Pump.
- 4.3 Apply compressed air and press the wheel hub off the wheel bearing.
- Fit wheel hub using > Nr.111 - separating device
, -3-
, > T10230 - Assembly tool, -2-
and > VAS 6178 - Hydraulic cylinder
, -1-
, as well as > VAS 6179/1 - Pressure Gauge with Connection Line.
Pressing bearing shell off the wheel hub
- Apply compressed air to the tool and press the bearing shell -5- off the wheel hub -4- .