Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Jetta. Manual — part 501

- Press out drive axle.

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When pressing drive axle out ensure sufficient
clearance is available.

- Pull wheel bearing housing with ball joint out from control
arm.

- Remove drive axle from wheel bearing housing and tie up.

The axle shaft must not hang down!

The inner joint will be damaged through overflexing.

- Remove phillips-head screw for brake disc and take out
brake disc.

- Remove cover plate.

- Remove connecting link from control arm.

- Release speed sensor wiring from suspension strut.

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Place engine/transmission jack V.A.G1383/A
underneath (danger of accident from falling parts
when removing the wheel hub and wheel bearing).

Pulling out wheel hub

Front suspension, servicing

- Insert thrust bolts - 1 - in wheel bearing housing.

- Install support - 2 - , piston cylinder - 3 - with pull rod and
special nut - 4 - .

- Hold tool securely and pull out wheel hub.

1 - Thrust bolt E-15

2 - Bell E-40

3 - Piston cylinder HKZ-15

4 - Special nut E-8-214 and pull rod

Pulling out wheel bearing

- Remove circlip.

- Install press piece - 1 - with shoulder to bearing, press
sleeve - 2 - with four stepped internal diameters to wheel
bearing housing, piston cylinder - 3 - with pull rod and
special nut - 4 - .

- Operate pump and remove wheel bearing.

1 - Thrust tube E-5

2 - Press sleeve E-65-1

3 - Piston cylinder HKZ-15

Front suspension, servicing

4 - Special nut E-8-214 and pull rod

Pulling off bearing inner race from hub

Pressing in wheel bearing

- Clean hole from wheel bearing housing

- Grease hole completely with Molykote grease.

Molykote grease, G 052 723 A2

Use grease packet from repair kit

- Install wheel bearing - 1 - , press piece - 2 - install with
collar in bearing) and piston cylinder - 3 - with pull rod on
wheel bearing housing.

Front suspension, servicing

- Install thrust piece - 4 - with wide collar toward wheel
bearing housing and special nut - 5 - on inside.

- Press wheel bearing in by operating pump.

- Insert circlip with needle nose pliers.

1 - Wheel bearing

2 - Thrust tube E-13-1

3 - Piston cylinder HKZ-15

4 - Thrust tube E-10

5 - Special nut E-8-214 and pull rod

Pressing in wheel hub

- Install hub - 1 - and piston cylinder - 2 - with pull rod on
wheel bearing.

- Install thrust piece - 3 - with collar toward special nut - 4 -
on inside.

- Press in hub by operating pump.

1 - Wheel hub

2 - Piston cylinder HKZ-15

3 - Thrust tube E-5

4 - Special nut E-8-214 and pull rod

Further installation is in reverse sequence to removal.

III - Front suspension strut, assembly
overview

Front suspension, servicing