Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Renewing bonded rubber bush for wheel bearing housing, four-wheel drive

Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual / Running gear, axles, steering / Rear suspension, drive shaft / Wheel bearing assembly, trailing arm / Renewing bonded rubber bush for wheel bearing housing, four-wheel drive

Renewing bonded rubber bush for wheel bearing housing, four-wheel drive

Special tools and workshop equipment required

Assembly tool -3301-

Viscous fan fitting tool -3367-

Carrier -3390-

Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-

Removing

–	Loosen wheel bolts.

–	Raise vehicle.

–	Remove wheel.

Vehicles with vehicle level sender

–	Remove bolts -1-.

–	Remove retainer for rear left vehicle level sender-2-.

Vehicles with stone guard

Renewing bonded rubber bush for wheel bearing housing, four-wheel drive

–	Remove spreader rivet -1-.

–	Unscrew bolts -2- for stone deflector -3-.

Continuation for all vehicles

–	Remove spring → Chapter.

Renewing bonded rubber bush for wheel bearing housing, four-wheel drive

–	Unscrew nut -1- from coupling rod -2-.

–	Pull coupling rod -2- out of anti-roll bar -3-.

Renewing bonded rubber bush for wheel bearing housing, four-wheel drive

–	Unscrew nut -1- and pull out bolt -2- securing shock absorber.

–	Unscrew nut -3- and pull out bolt -4- securing wheel bearing housing.

Renewing bonded rubber bush for wheel bearing housing, four-wheel drive

Pressing out bonded rubber bush

1 -	Nut -3346/3-

2 -	Thrust disc from assembly tool -3301-

3 -	Carrier -3390-

4 -	Sleeve from assembly tool -3350-

5 -

Nut

6 -	Spindle -3346/2-

–	Pull out bonded rubber bush by turning nut -3346/3--1-. When doing this, counterhold spindle -3346/2--6-.

Renewing bonded rubber bush for wheel bearing housing, four-wheel drive

Pulling in bonded rubber bush

1 -	Nut from assembly tool -3301-

2 -	Thrust disc from assembly tool -3301-

3 -	Thrust piece -3367/2-

4 -	Wheel bearing housing

5 -	Bonded rubber bush

6 -	Carrier -3390-

7 -	Spindle from assembly tool -3301-

–	Pull in bonded rubber bush to stop by turning nut of assembly tool -3301--1-. When doing this, counterhold spindle of assembly tool -3301--7-.

Note

Do not use lubricant.

Always carefully insert bearing on chamfer of wheel bearing housing from behind, so it does not cant.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

Specified torques

→ Chapter „Assembly overview - wheel bearing assembly“

→ Chapter „Assembly overview - suspension strut, shock absorber, spring, multi-link suspension“

→ Chapter „Assembly overview - anti-roll bar“

→ Chapter „Torque settings for wheel bolts“

The threaded connections to the lower transverse link may only be loosened and tightened in the unladen weight position → Chapter.

On vehicles with vehicle level sender, carry out basic settings for wheel damper electronics → Vehicle diagnostic tester.

On vehicles with vehicle level sender, carry out basic adjustment of headlights → Electrical system; Rep. gr.94.

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