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Removing Wheel Bearing Housing

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Information 

The procedure for removing and installing is described for one side as an example. The procedure for the other side is almost identical.

  1. Remove brake cover panel -1-  .
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    Brake cover panel, front

    1. 1.1 Unscrew screws on brake cover panel -2-  .
    2. 1.2 Remove brake cover panel -1-  .
  2. Remove speed sensor -1-  .
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    Speed sensor

    1. 2.1 Release and disconnect electric plug connection -2-  .
    2. 2.2 Unscrew screw -3-  .
    3. 2.3 Pull out speed sensor -1-  .
  3. Remove sensor for body -1-  .
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    Sensor for body

    1. 3.1 Release and disconnect electric plug connection -2-  .
    2. 3.2 Unscrew screw -3-  .
    3. 3.3 Remove sensor for body -1-  .
  4. Unscrew nut -2-  on joint pin for tie-rod ball -1-  until it is flush with the upper edge of the joint pin.
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    Mounting for tie rod on wheel bearing housing

  5. Press tie-rod ball off the wheel bearing housing.
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    Ball joint puller (main diagram)

    1. 5.1 > T40010A - Ball joint puller  must be positioned on the tie-rod ball. > Ball joint puller (main diagram) 
    2. 5.2 Press tie-rod ball off the wheel bearing housing using > T40010 - ball joint puller  . > Ball joint puller (main diagram) 
  6. Unscrew nut -2-  and remove tie-rod ball -1-  from wheel bearing housing.
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    Mounting for tie rod on wheel bearing housing

  7. Loosen upper trailing arms -1 and 2-  .
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    Upper trailing arms on wheel bearing housing

    1. 7.1 Unscrew nut -3-  and counter at screw -4-  at the same time.
    2. 7.2 Remove screw -4-  from wheel bearing housing -5-  .
    3. 7.3 Lift both trailing arms -1 and 2-  up out of the wheel bearing housing -5-  .
  8. Detach control arm -1-  at the wheel bearing housing -2-  .
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    Control arm at wheel bearing housing

    1. 8.1 Screw off nut on control arm joint pin -3-  .
    2. 8.2 Use > T10187 - ball joint puller  to press axle joint off the wheel bearing housing -2-  .
    3. 8.3 Guide control arm -1-  out of the wheel bearing housing -2-  .
  9. Remove drive shaft heat shield -1-  .
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    Drive shaft heat shield

    1. 9.1 Unscrew screws on drive shaft heat shield -2-  and counter at the nuts.
    2. 9.2 Remove drive shaft heat shield -1-  .
  10. Remove drive shaft -1-  .
    Fig 1: Drive Shaft Component Location
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    Drive shaft

    1. 10.1 Unscrew drive shaft screws -2-  .
    2. 10.2 Guide drive shaft -1-  to the rear on the transmission side -Arrow-  and pull it out of the wheel bearing housing.
    3. 10.3 Guide out and remove the drive shaft -1-  .
  11. Loosen lower trailing arm -1-  on wheel bearing housing -2-  .
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    Wheel bearing housing

    1. 11.1 Unscrew clamping screw on lower axle joint -3-  .
    2. 11.2 Open up clamp using > 3424 - spreader  .
    3. 11.3 Pull wheel bearing housing -2-  off the lower axle joint and remove it. -Arrow-