Installing Wheel Bearing

Information 

• The wheel bearing must not come into contact with magnetic objects (e.g. magnetic screwdriver, magnet). 
• Screws and nuts are Geomet-coated and must not be greased. 
• Grease the splines of the drive shaft with a light coating of aluminum paste Optimoly TA. 
• Drive shafts must not be left hanging from the joint stop! Tie them up. 

Installing wheel bearing 

1. Heat the wheel bearing housing -1-  to about 80° C using a heating plate -2-  .
   Fig 1: Heating Wheel Bearing Housing On Heating Plate

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   Tool for pressing in wheel bearing.

   Fig 2: Identifying Tool For Pressing In Wheel Bearing (1 - Pipe T10230/14, 2 - Pressure Piece T10205/10)

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2. Screw large ram into workshop press (see TOOLS AND MATERIALS , Tool overview: wheel bearing, item  10).
3. Position pipe T10230/14 -1-  under the workshop press and fit the wheel bearing housing flat on top. Insert wheel bearing straight and at the correct position. Fit pressure piece T10205/10 -2-  flush on the wheel bearing -side arrows-  .
4. Carefully press wheel bearing in as far as it will go -direction arrow-  (check pressure gauge! When the pressure increases rapidly, the wheel bearing is in installation position).
   Fig 3: Pressing In Wheel Bearing

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   Wheel bearing pressed into the wheel bearing housing as far as it will go -arrow-  .

   Fig 4: Pressing Wheel Bearing Into Wheel Bearing Housing

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   Fit mounting plate with new screws. Tightening torque 37 Nm (27 ftlb.)