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Installing Wheel Bearing Housing

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WARNING: Wheel bearing housing raised incorrectly 
  • Risk of crushing 
  • Risk of damage to components 

    → Wear personal protective gear.

    → Do not raise the wheel suspension higher than the normal vehicle position (vehicle resting on wheels).

Information 

Threaded joints must only be tightened in zero position to prevent warping in the bearings.

  1. Installation is performed in reverse order. Pay particular attention to the following:
    1. 1.1 Replace nut on control arm joint pin.
    2. 1.2 Replace nut on clamp securing upper axle bearing to wheel bearing housing.
    3. 1.3 Replace screw on clamp securing upper axle bearing to wheel bearing housing.
    4. 1.4 Replace screw on clamp securing lower axle bearing to wheel bearing housing.
    5. 1.5 Replace screw and nut on spring strut fork.
    6. 1.6 Replace nut on joint pin for tie-rod ball.
    7. 1.7 Replace screw on drive shaft and screw in new  screw for drive shaft by hand.
    8. 1.8 Before tightening the screws: Lift wheel suspension to zero position using > VAS 6931 - engine and gearbox jack  .
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      Zero position (shown on rear axle as an example)

    9. 1.9 Tighten new  nut -3-  .

      > Tightening - torque 140 Nm (104 ftlb.) 

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      Wheel bearing housing

    10. 1.10 Tighten new  screw -6-  .

      > Tightening - torque 40 Nm (30 ftlb.) 

    11. 1.11 Tighten new  screw -3-  .

      > Initial - tightening 90 Nm (67 ftlb.) 

      > Final tightening + 90° 

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      Lower trailing arm

    12. 1.12 Tighten nut -1-  .

      > Tightening torque 9 Nm 

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      Front angle sensor for headlight beam adjustment on lower trailing arm

    13. 1.13 Tighten new  nut -3-  .

      > Tightening - torque 100 Nm (74 ftlb.) 

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      Tie-rod ball on wheel bearing housing

    14. 1.14 Tighten new  screw -3-  .

      > Tightening torque 45 Nm 

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      Upper trailing arm

    15. 1.15 Tighten screws on brake cover plate -2-  .

      > Tightening - torque 10 Nm (7.5 ftlb.) 

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      Brake cover plate

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