Removing Wheel Bearing Housing

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Do not leave drive shafts hanging from the joint stop. Hold the drive shaft or tie it up if necessary.

1. Remove brake cover plate. -1- 

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   Rear brake cover plate

   1. 1.1 Unscrew screws on brake cover panel. -2- 
   2. 1.2 Remove brake cover plate. -1- 
2. Use > VAS 6926 - puller set  to press in the > Press control value + 10 mm  into the wheel hub so that the drive shaft splines no longer engage in the wheel hub.
3. Loosen holder. -1- 

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   Bracket on wheel bearing housing

   1. 3.1 Unscrew screws on holder. -2- 
   2. 3.2 Remove holder -1-  from wheel bearing housing and set it aside.
4. Unscrew screw -2-  securing steering tie rod -1-  to wheel bearing housing. -3- 

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   Steering tie rod to wheel bearing housing

5. Release locking lugs -1-  and remove stone guard. -2- 

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   Stone guard

6. Loosen shock absorber from wheel bearing housing.

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   Shock absorber

   1. 6.1 Unscrew screw on shock absorber. -2- 
   2. 6.2 Remove washers. -1- 
7. Loosen upper control arms -1-  from wheel bearing housing.

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   Upper control arm on wheel bearing housing

   1. 7.1 Release and disconnect electric plug connection. -2- 
   2. 7.2 Mark position of the eccentric adjuster -3-  for re-installation.
   3. 7.3 Unscrew screw on upper control arm -4-  and counter at nut -5-  at the same time.
8. Remove front wheel bearing housing.

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   Lower trailing arm

   1. 8.1 Secure the wheel bearing housing using > T10149 - support  and > VAS 6931 - engine and gearbox jack  to prevent it from falling down.
   2. 8.2 Loosen lower trailing arm from front wheel bearing housing. -1- 
      1. 8.2.1 Unscrew screw securing lower trailing arm on wheel bearing housing -2-  and counter at the nut -3-  at the same time.
      2. 8.2.2 Remove spacer sleeve -4-  from lower trailing arm. -1- 
   3. 8.3 Pull wheel bearing housing out of the splines of the drive shaft and remove it.