Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Assembly overview - wheel bearing assembly

Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual / Running gear, axles, steering / Front suspension, drive shafts / Wheel bearing assembly / Assembly overview - wheel bearing assembly

Assembly overview - wheel bearing assembly

1 -	Splash plate

2 -

Bolt

12 Nm

3 -	Wheel bearing unit

Removing and installing → Chapter

Cannot be repaired

4 -

Bolt

Renew after removing

Loosening and tightening → Chapter

200 Nm +180°

5 -	Wheel bearing housing

Different versions, allocation → Electronic Parts Catalogue “ETKA”.

Removing and installing → Chapter

6 -

Bolt

Renew after removing

70 Nm +90°

7 -	Drive shaft

Do not let drive shaft hang down under its own weight when performing repair work, as otherwise excessive bending could damage inner CV joint

Before fitting the outer joint in the wheel hub, apply a thin coat of assembly paste to the splines on the outer joint → Electronic Parts Catalogue “ETKA”.

Wheel bearing assembly

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Removing and installing wheel bearing housing

Special tools and workshop equipment required Ball joint puller -3287A- Spreader -3424- Ball joint puller -T10187- Torq ...

Other materials:

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