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Removing Front Wheel Bearing

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Information 

The wheel bearing must not come into contact with magnetic objects (e.g. magnetic screwdriver, magnet).

Fig 1: Front Wheel Bearing Components Location
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Component overview of front wheel bearing

1  Wheel hub
2  Hexagon-head bolt, M8 x 35
3  Retainer plate
4  Wheel bearing
5  Wheel bearing housing
  1. Press out the wheel hub.
    1. 1.1  Insert wheel bearing housing with wheel hub -3-  into the workshop press in such a way that the retainer plate with the circular areas is lying flat on the > VW457 - Holding rails-1-  (-Arrows-  ) and the wheel hub -3-  can be removed easily by pulling it downwards.
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      Pressing out wheel hub

    2. 1.2  Press the wheel hub -3-  out carefully using > P297a - Pressing-out mandrel-2-  . Hold the wheel hub -3-  from below to prevent it from falling down (second fitter required).
  2. Remove retainer plate -1-  from the wheel bearing housing.
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    Removing retainer plate from wheel bearing housing

    1. 2.1  Unscrew and remove screws -2-  .
  3. Press out the wheel bearing.
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    Pressing out wheel bearing

    1. 3.1  Place pipe T10205/5 -2-  from tool set > T10205 - attachments  into the workshop press and fit wheel bearing housing.
    2. 3.2 > 9694/3 - Press-on sleeve-1-  must be centered on the wheel bearing.
    3. 3.3  Carefully press out the wheel bearing -arrow-  .

      Information 

      To press the bearing inner race off the old wheel bearing, pull the bearing inner race several millimeters off the wheel hub using a two-claw puller so that the separating device can be fitted. To do this, use a two-claw puller together with a > VW433 - Pressure piece  , for example.

  4. Press wheel bearing inner race off the wheel hub.
    1. 4.1  Position > VAS 6961 - Separating device-2-  under the wheel bearing inner race -1-  and tighten evenly using open-ended wrench -4-  . Tighten separating device only as far as required so that the wheel hub -3-  is not damaged.
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      Pressing off wheel bearing inner race

    2. 4.2  Using the > VW454 - Pressure piece-arrow-  , carefully press off the wheel hub through the wheel bearing inner race -1-  . Hold the wheel hub from below (second mechanic required).
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      Pressing off wheel bearing inner race

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