Removing Wheel Hub

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

Insert wheel bearing housing -1- with the wheel hub -2- facing downwards into the hydraulic press. Make sure that the wheel bearing housing is flat against the brake shoe sealing surfaces and the wheel hub can extend downwards freely -arrow- .

Fig 1: Inserting Wheel Bearing Housing With Wheel Hub Facing Downward Into Hydraulic Press
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Fit pressure piece VW 454 -2- on the wheel hub. Screw large ram -1- into the workshop press (see TOOLS AND MATERIALS , Tool overview: wheel bearing, item 10).

Fig 2: Fitting Pressure Piece On Wheel Hub
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Hold the wheel hub from below (second worker required!). Slowly guide out the large press ram -1- and fit it on pressure piece VW 454 -2- . Carefully press out the wheel hub -3- (-arrow- ).

Fig 3: Pressing Out Wheel Hub Using Press Ram
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Removing wheel bearing
Remove mounting plate for the wheel bearing housing by loosening the four fastening screws.
Place pipe T10205/5 -2- under the workshop press and fit wheel bearing housing on top. Fit large ram of the workshop press -1- on the wheel bearing.

Fig 4: Pressing Out Wheel Bearing
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Centre large ram -1- of the workshop press on the wheel bearing -2- . Carefully press out the wheel bearing.

Fig 5: Centering Ram On Wheel Bearing
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Removing ball-joint bearing

Fig 6: Identifying Tools For Pressing Out Ball-Joint Bearing (1 - Pressure Plate 402, 2 - Small Ram)
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Position wheel bearing housing on pressure plate 402 → Pressing out ball-joint bearing, bearing bore not covered in such a way that the cut-out -arrows- does not cover the bore for the ball-joint bearing. Get another person to hold the wheel bearing housing.

Fig 7: Positioning Wheel Bearing Housing On Pressure Plate
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Screw small ram into workshop press (see TOOLS AND MATERIALS , Tool overview: wheel bearing, item 1). Carefully press out ball-joint bearing -2- (make sure that bearing does not fall out!) -arrow- .

Fig 8: Pressing Out Ball-Joint Bearing
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Removing wheel bearing inner race

Fig 9: Identifying Tools For Pressing Off Wheel Bearing Inner Race
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Separating device no. 111 -2- must be positioned under the wheel bearing inner race -1- and tightened evenly using an open-ended wrench -4- . Take care not to damage the wheel hub -3- .

Fig 10: Positioning Separating Plate Under Wheel Bearing Inner Race
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Screw large ram into workshop press (see TOOLS AND MATERIALS , Tool overview: wheel bearing, item 10). Place separating device no. 111 → Pressing off wheel bearing inner race with wheel hub under the workshop press. Make sure that the separating device no. 111 is flat. Hold the wheel hub from below (second worker required!).
Using pressure piece VW 454 -arrow- , carefully press the wheel hub through the wheel bearing inner race -1- .

Fig 11: Pressing Off Wheel Bearing Inner Race
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