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Removing Wheel Hub

Make sure that all accessories (e.g. wheel speed sensor, cable holder) have been removed from the wheel bearing housing.

  1. Fit grip pieces T10205/1 and bell T10205/2 around the wheel hub.
  2. Screw large ram into workshop press (see TOOLS AND MATERIALS , Tool overview: wheel bearing, item  7). Insert wheel bearing housing with the wheel hub facing downwards into the workshop press -arrow-  . Make sure that the bell T10205/2 is lying flat and the wheel hub can extend freely in the bell.
    Fig 1: Fitting Wheel Bearing Housing
    G09807419Courtesy of PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  3. Position the pressure piece VW 454 onto the wheel hub and center it -bottom arrow-  .
    Fig 2: Positioning And Centering Pressure Piece On Wheel Hub
    G09807420Courtesy of PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  4. Slowly extend the large ram and place it onto the pressure piece VW 454. Carefully press out the wheel hub -arrow-  .
    Fig 3: Pressing Out Wheel Hub
    G09807421Courtesy of PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.

    Removing wheel bearing 

  5. Remove mounting plate for the wheel bearing housing by loosening the four fastening screws.
  6. Position pipe T10205/5 -2-  under the workshop press and fit the wheel bearing housing. Fit the workshop press's large ram -1-  onto the wheel bearing.
    Fig 4: Pressing Out Wheel Bearing
    G09807422Courtesy of PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  7. Carefully press out the wheel bearing -arrow-  .
    Fig 5: Pressing Out Wheel Bearing
    G09807423Courtesy of PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.

    Removing wheel bearing inner race 

    Fig 6: Identifying Tools For Pressing Off Wheel Bearing Inner Race
    G09807424Courtesy of PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  8. Position separating device no. 111 -2-  under the inner wheel bearing race -1-  and clamp uniformly with an open-ended wrench -4-  . Do not damage the wheel hub -3-  in the process.
    Fig 7: Pressing Off Wheel Bearing Inner Race
    G09807425Courtesy of PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  9. Screw the large ram into the workshop press (see section entitled TOOLS AND MATERIALS , Tool overview for wheel bearing, item  10). Place separating device no. 111 with the wheel hub under the workshop press. Make sure that the separating device no. 111 is flat. → Pressing off wheel bearing inner race, tightening evenly 
  10. Use pressure piece VW 454 -arrow-  to press the wheel hub carefully through the inner wheel bearing race -1-  . Hold the wheel hub from below (a second worker is required!)
    Fig 8: Pressing Off Wheel Bearing Inner Race
    G09807426Courtesy of PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.