Removing Front Wheel Bearing
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Wheel bearing unit
- The wheel bearing has a magnetised multipole seal, which acts as a pulse sender for the wheel speed sensor.
- The multipole seal -1- must - always face upwards when the wheel bearing is set down (this does not apply when pressing the wheel hub into the wheel bearing).
- The multipole seal must not be damaged and must not come into contact with magnetic objects (for example, magnetised screwdriver, magnet).
- Remove wheel bearing unit -1-
.
Wheel bearing unit
- 1.1 Unscrew screws on wheel bearing unit -2- .
- 1.2 Remove wheel bearing unit -1- from wheel bearing housing.
- Press wheel hub out of the wheel bearing.
Removing wheel hub from wheel bearing
1 Press tool 2 Sleeve T10230/3 from > T10230 - assembly tool 3 Thrust piece T10230/8 from > T10230 - assembly tool 4 Wheel bearing unit 5 > VW402 - Thrust plate 6 > VW401 - Thrust plate - 2.1 Fit special tools -1 to 3- and -5 and 6- as shown in > Removing wheel hub from wheel bearing on wheel bearing unit -4- .
- 2.2 Press wheel hub out of the wheel bearing.
- Press inner bearing ring -1-
off the wheel hub -2-
.
- 3.1 Insert >
VAS 251 413 - splitter
between the inner bearing ring -1-
and wheel hub -2-
and pre-tension with the spindle.
Splitter
- 3.2 Fit special tools -1 to 4- as shown in > Removing inner bearing ring from wheel hub and press inner bearing ring off the wheel hub.
Removing inner bearing ring from wheel hub
1 Press tool 2 Sleeve T10230/3 from > T10230 - assembly tool 3 Thrust piece T10230/8 from > T10230 - assembly tool 4 > VAS 251 413 - Splitter - 3.1 Insert >
VAS 251 413 - splitter
between the inner bearing ring -1-
and wheel hub -2-
and pre-tension with the spindle.