Installing Wheel Bearing

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Heat the wheel bearing housing to about 80 °C using a heating plate → Heating wheel bearing housing .

Fig 1: Heating Wheel Bearing Housing
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Tool for pressing in wheel bearing.

Fig 2: Identifying Tool For Pressing In Wheel Bearing
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Screw the large ram into the workshop press (see section entitled TOOLS AND MATERIALS , Tool overview for wheel bearing, item 7).
Position pipe T10230/9 -3- under the workshop press and fit the wheel bearing housing flat on top. Insert the wheel bearing straight and at the correct position.
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.
  At the correct position means The multiple-pole ring must point towards the inside of the vehicle. Check the magnetization = correct installation (e.g. with a paper clip).
Position the pressure piece T10205/10 -2- flush onto the wheel bearing and position the ram against it -1-

Fig 3: Fitting Bearing
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Carefully press in the wheel bearing as far as it will go (check pressure gauge: a rapid increase in pressure indicates that the wheel bearing is in installation position.) → Pressing in wheel bearing .

Fig 4: Pressing In Wheel Bearing
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Wheel bearing pressed as far as it will go into the wheel bearing housing.

Fit mounting plate with new screws.