Replacing Bearing For Trailing Arm (On Wheel Bearing Housing)
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WARNING:
Mechanical, hydraulic or pneumatic press
- Risk of squashing
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Information
IMPORTANT:
Bearing is tensioned when pressing it out!
- Remove bearing.
- 1.1 Fit pressure plate T40184/2
on the bearing and make sure that the nubs -1-
engage in the grooves -2-
.
Positioning pressure plate
- 1.2 Position wheel bearing housing on pressure piece T40184/1 .
- 1.3 Press out bearing using pressure plate T40184/2 .
Arrangement of tools: Press-out process
Information
The bearing is pre-tensioned by pressing in the pressure piece T40184/3 (inner wall of the pressure piece is conical). This is necessary so that the bearing can be pressed into the bearing sleeve.
- 1.1 Fit pressure plate T40184/2
on the bearing and make sure that the nubs -1-
engage in the grooves -2-
.
- Install new
bearing.
- 2.1 Position pressure piece T40184/3 on > VW401 - Pressure plate and > VW402 - Pressure plate.
- 2.2 Using pressure plate T40184/2
, press bearing into pressure piece T40184/3
.
Press-in process for pressing bearing into pressure piece
After pressing it in, the bearing must project by approx. 5 mm at the lower side of the pressure piece T40184/3 .
Dimension for pressing into pressure piece
- 2.3 Position wheel bearing housing on pressure piece T40184/1 .
- 2.4 Position bearing on wheel bearing housing using pressure piece T40184/3
.
Arrangement of tools: Press-in process
- 2.5 Press bearing as far as required into the wheel bearing housing using pressure plate T40184/2 until it is flush with the edge -arrow- .
Installation position of bearing