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Installing Rear Wheel Bearing

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  1. Clean the wheel bearing and bore in the wheel bearing housing. Remove any edges with a polishing cloth.
  2. Heat the wheel bearing housing -1-  using a hotplate -2-  to > Temperature 80°C 
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    Heating wheel bearing housing (shown as an example)

    Information 

    • The multiple seal on the wheel bearing must not come into contact with highly magnetic tools. 
    • Installing the wheel bearing: The magnetic side must be facing the speed sensor (inside of wheel bearing housing). 
    • Use the > T10473 - sensor gauge or a paper clip to find the magnetic side. 
  3. Press in wheel bearing  at the correct position (due to engine-speed signal).
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    Pressing in wheel bearing (shown as an example)

    1. 3.1  Insert a suitable ram in the workshop press.
    2. 3.2  Position pipe T10230/14 from > T10230/14-16 - supplementary set  under the workshop press and fit the wheel bearing housing flat on top. Insert wheel bearing straight and at the correct position.
    3. 3.3  Position pressure piece T10205/10 from > T10205 - attachments  flush on the wheel bearing -side arrows-  .
    4. 3.4  Carefully press wheel bearing in as far as it will go -arrow-  (check pressure gauge! When the pressure increases rapidly the wheel bearing is in installation position).
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      Wheel bearing pressed in flush (shown as an example)

  4. Fit cover of wheel bearing housing (water drains pointing downwards).
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    Removing cover from wheel bearing housing

    1. 4.1  Tighten fastening screws -2-  > Tightening torque 37 Nm (27 ftlb.) 
  5. Press in wheel hub.
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    Pressing in wheel hub (shown as an example)

    1. > 9694/3 - Press-on sleeve 
    2. > 30-205 - Pressure niece 
    3. Pressure piece T10205/10 from > T10205 - attachments 
    1. 5.1  Position press-on sleeve 9694/3 -1-  together with the inserted pressure piece 30-205 -2-  under the workshop press.
    2. 5.2  Fit wheel bearing housing and wheel bearing inner race flat on press-on sleeve 9694/3 -1-  (or on pressure piece 30-205) -2-  .

      Centre the wheel bearing inner race on pressure piece 30-205 -2-  .

    3. 5.3  Fit pressure piece T10205/10 -3-  flat on the wheel hub. Ensure that the wheel bearing inner race is positioned flat and centrally on the press-on sleeve 9694/3 -1-  (or on the pressure piece 30-205) -2-  .
    4. 5.4  Carefully press in the wheel hub until the pressure increases (check pressure gauge) -direction arrow-  .
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