Removing Rear Wheel Bearing Housing: Removing

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Fig 1: Identifying Wheel Bearing Housing/Wheel Bearing Components

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Disengage the parking-brake cable at the parking-brake lever.
Release the parking-brake lever (do not operate again until fitting is complete; self-adjusting).

Open cover of oddments tray in center console.

Remove floor of oddments tray in center console.

Remove the relevant parking-brake cable sideways out of the turnbuckle.

Fig 2: Removing Parking-Brake Cable
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Disconnect and remove electric connections (combination wire) on the wheel bearing housing.
Open safety clip on combination wire for ABS and brake pad wear indicator on the wheel bearing housing and pull out the connectors.

Unscrew screw -1- on combination wire.

Remove line for brake pad wear indicator from the support on the spring strut.

Fig 3: Identifying Combination Wire Components
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Remove speed sensor → REMOVING REAR SPEED SENSOR
Loosen holder for brake line/brake hose at the wheel bearing housing.
Remove brake calliper.
Release brake calliper from wheel bearing housing (do not open brake system) and suspend it in the wheel arch.

Fig 4: Identifying Brake Calliper/Brake Pads Dimensions
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Remove brake disc and parking-brake shoes.

Fig 5: Overview Of Brake Shoes
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1. 6.1. Remove parking-brake shoes → REMOVING BRAKE SHOES
2. 6.2. Disengage parking-brake cable at the actuating lever -7- and pull it out of the guide on the wheel bearing housing.
Loosen the drive shaft at the transmission and wheel bearing housing (only at the wheel bearing housing if the wheel bearing or wheel bearing housing needs to be replaced).
1. 7.1. Loosen the drive shaft at the transmission.
  Slide a protective hose over the drive shaft to prevent damage to the drive shaft.
  
  Fig 6: Identifying Drive Shaft
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2. 7.2. Loosen the drive shaft at wheel bearing housing (only if the wheel bearing or wheel bearing housing needs to be replaced).
  Use universal drive shaft/wheel hub extractor as of model '86 Nr.87-1 to carefully press out the pin of the drive shaft until the shaft can be moved by hand.
  
  Fig 7: Pressing Out Drive Shaft
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Remove connecting link (suspension/stabilizer), toe and transverse control arm at the wheel bearing housing.
1. 8.1. Remove toe and transverse control arm -1, 2- at the wheel bearing housing.
  Use the press-out tool 9560 for pressing out the ball joints. When loosening the lock nuts, counter at the ball-joint pin with a screwdriver 9546 (Torx screwdriver).
2. 8.2. Remove connecting link (suspension/stabilizer) -3- at the wheel bearing housing (connection between wheel bearing housing and spring strut).
  Counter at the connecting link -3- (a/f 18) while loosening the nut (a/f 18).
  
  Fig 8: Identifying Rear Toe And Transverse Control Arm
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Remove wheel bearing housing together with drive shaft.
To pull the ball-joint pin out of the wheel bearing housing, pull the transverse control arm down evenly with both hands while swivelling the wheel bearing housing outwards. Get another person to help you with this.