Wheel Bearings & Axle Component View & Servicing (Disc Brakes): Notes
NOTE:
- Components shown are for vehicles with 5-lug wheel mounting. Assembly and service for vehicles with 4-lug wheel mounting is identical.
- Careful sealing, absolute cleanliness and precise adjustment are essential to long wheel bearing service life.
- Reinstall clean bearings and add grease only. Do not wash bearings.
- Adjust wheel bearing play carefully.
The following list pertains to Fig 1 .
- - Stub axle
- Contact surface against axle beam must be completely clean
- Do not attempt to straighten
- - Splash shield
- - Dished washer
- Large contact surface (concave side) faces splash shield
- - 60 N.m (44 ft lb)
- - Cover ring
- Always replace
- Installation position. See Installing Position Of Cover Ring
- Drive on using VW 519
- - ABS wheel speed sensor rotor
- Only for vehicles with ABS
- - Seal
- Fill area between sealing lips with grease
- Installing. See Installing Seal
- - Inner wheel bearing
- Drive outer race out using copper drift
- Installing. See Pressing In Outer Race For Inner Wheel Bearing
- - Outer wheel bearing
- Drive outer race out using copper drift
- Installing. See Pressing In Outer Race For Outer Wheel Bearing
- - Thrust washer
- - Hex nut
- Tighten to adjust wheel bearing play. See Adjusting Wheel Bearing Play
- - Lock ring
- - Cotter pin
- Always replace
- - Grease cap
- Removing. See Removing Grease Cap
- Installing. See Installing Grease Cap
- - Brake disc
- Coat inside of hub with grease before installing
- - 56 N.m (41 ft lb)
- - Brake pad carrier
- - Protective boot
- - Guide bolt
- - Brake pads
- - 35 N.m (26 ft lb)
- Always replace
- - Brake caliper
- Servicing. See REAR BRAKE CALIPER, SERVICING
- - Brake hose bracket
- - Spring clamp
- - Parking brake cable
- Adjusting parking brake. See PARKING BRAKE, ADJUSTING
- - Bolt
- - ABS wheel speed sensor (-G44-/-G46-)
- Only for vehicles with ABS
- - Axle beam
- - 110 N.m (81 ft lb)