Changing From Wheel Housing Bearing Made From Cast Steel To Wheel Bearing Housing Made From Aluminium - Volkswagen 2004 Golf Workshop Manual

12 - Bonded rubber bush
❑ Renewing ⇒ page 240
13 - Nut
❑ 45 Nm
❑ Self-locking
❑ Always renew after removing
14 - Cross-head screw
❑ 4 Nm
15 - Brake disc
16 - Bolt
❑ Hexagon bolt, 180 Nm and turn +180° further
❑ Loosening and tightening hexagon bolt for drive shaft
❑ 12-point bolt, 70 Nm + 90° further
❑ Loosening and tightening twelve-point bolt for drive shaft
❑ Renew each time after removing
Note
17 - Wheel hub with wheel bearing
❑ ABS sensor ring is installed in wheel bearing.
❑ Removing and installing
The wheel bearing and wheel hub are assembled one housing.
This wheel bearing/wheel hub unit is maintenance free and has no play. Adjustments and repairs are not
possible!
18 - Bolt
❑ 10 Nm
❑ Only wheel bearing housings made from aluminium are available as replacement parts. Therefore, cer‐
tain parts have to be exchanged and/or installed in addition when replacing
19 - Splash plate
❑ Only wheel bearing housings made from aluminium are available as replacement parts. Therefore, cer‐
tain parts have to be exchanged and/or installed in addition when replacing
13.1 Changing from wheel housing bearing
made from cast steel to wheel bearing
housing made from aluminium
A wheel housing bearing made from cast steel has been changed
to a wheel bearing housing made from aluminium. Only wheel
bearing housings made from aluminium are available as replace‐
ment parts. Therefore, certain parts have to be exchanged and/
or installed in addition when replacing ⇒ Electronic parts cata‐
logue "ETKA" .
The following parts have to be renewed and/or installed in addi‐
tion:
♦ Brake carrier
♦ Bolts (qty. 2) for backing plate
♦ Bolt, nut and washer for top control arm to wheel bearing
housing
♦ Bolt, nut and washer for track rod to wheel bearing housing
13. Assembly overview - wheel bearing housing, trailing link (four-wheel drive, subframe made from aluminium and wheel bearing housing
Running gear, axles, steering - Edition 08.2009
⇒ page 255
Golf 2004 ➤ , Golf Plus 2005 ➤
⇒ page 274
⇒ page 275
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made from cast steel)
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