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

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

Special tools and workshop equipment required

Assembly tool -3301-

Assembly tool -3346-

Assembly tool -3350-

Assembly tool -T10356-

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, front-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, front-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, front-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, front-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, front-wheel drive

Pulling in bonded rubber bush

1 -	Nut -3346/3-

2 -	Thrust disc from assembly tool -3301-

3 -	Thrust piece -T10356/5-

4 -	Bonded rubber bush

5 -	Wheel bearing housing

6 -	Sleeve from assembly tool -3350-

7 -

Nut

8 -	Spindle -3346/2-

–	Pull in bonded rubber bush to stop by turning nut -3346/3--1-. When doing this, counterhold spindle -3346/2--8-.

Note

Do not use lubricant.

Insert bearing carefully 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, multi-link suspension, front-wheel drive“

→ 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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