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| 1. Picture of the Schley Products 63500 VW bearing puller ABS
adaptor (on left), small hub and two washers on left.
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| 2. Picture of the Schley Products 63500 VW bearing puller
with washers and nut threaded on bolt.
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| 3. With the car on the ground, loosen, but don't remove
the five lug bolts with a 17mm socket and the breaker bar
(alternately, use the VW tool that came with your car).
Remove the center cap with a flat-blade screwdriver. Loosen,
but don't remove the center 30mm 12-point bolt with the
breaker bar and an extension.
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| 4. Jack both sides of the car up. Use jack stands in
addition to your jack to ensure safety. Remove the five lug bolts.
Remove the wheel from the car. The rotor and brakes will be
exposed.
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| 5. Next, you need to move the caliper out of the way
without disconnecting it from the brake line. Use the 17mm
socket to unbolt the caliper from the wheel knuckle. The
17mm bolts and behind the rotor. Use stiff wire to hang the
caliper from the strut coil. Hang the caliper so that it is
out of the way and is not hanging by the brake line or
stressing the brake line.
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| 6. Notice the single Phillips screw on the rotor.
Unscrew this screw and remove the rotor. The screw may
be rusted and seized and will need to be drilled out.
The rotor may be rusted and sized to the wheel hub.
You may need to hit it (very hard) with a hammer
(and WD-40) to
get it off the wheel hub. This picture shows the
wheel hub after the rotor is removed.
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| 7. Remove the 30mm 12-point nut from the outer
CV joint axle.
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| 8. Using the 13mm socket, remove the three
bolts from the lower control arm. This picture is taken
from underneath the car. Removing the three bolts will
allow the joint to swing free and allow the wheel knuckle
to move. Mark the location of the joint on the top of
the control arm by using a screwdriver to scratch the
metal. You'll use these marks to realign when you put
the knuckle back.
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| 9. Remove the wheel hub and wheel knuckle from
the outer CV axle. Push the axle into the hub. You
may need to hit it with a hammer if it is rusted. If it
is badly seized, barely thread the nut back on and use
the hammer to hit the nut - in this way you won't damage
the axle threads. The picture shows the axle free of
the wheel hub once the knuckle has been swung out.
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| 10. You'll now use the wheel bearing puller in
different configurations to first remove the old bearing and
then install the new one. Place the bolt through the ABS
adaptor, through the wheel hub. Thread the nut onto
the other size. Use an adjustable wrench on the inside nut
and a 36mm socket to tighten the bolt. Place the ABS adaptor
against the wheel knuckle so it is secure.
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As you tighten, the wheel hub
and inner race of the wheel bearing will come off. Notice
that this wheel bearing has failed (see rust colored bearings).
Before you can remove the rest of the bearing, you must remove
the circlip. The circlip keeps the bearing in place; it is
a metal ring that fits inside the wheel knuckle against the
bearing. It has two holes. Use the needle nose pliers to
squeeze the circlip and remove it.
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| 12. Use a washer that seats comfortably on the
inner race, but is slightly smaller than the outer race.
Place this washer on the inside of the wheel knuckle.
As you tighten, you want this washer to pull the wheel
bearing out of the wheel knuckle. In addition to the
washer, I used several smaller washers on the inside end,
threaded the nut on and pulled the bearing into the cup.
The bearing will fight to stay in - apply steady pressure.
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| 13. Once the bearing is out, clean the rust and
old grease out of the wheel knuckle. Put new grease into
the wheel knuckle. You'll now use the bearing puller to
install the new bearing. Use a washer that fits inside the
inner race and is exactly the same diameter as the outer
race (as shown in the picture here).
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| 14. Second picture of pushing the new bearing in.
On the inside, we're using the cup with a washer and the nut.
Note that I've removed the ABS sensor wire so it isn't
damaged.
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| 15. Picture of the new bearing installed. Now, install
the new circlip (that came with the wheel bearing kit - don't
use the old circlip). Again, using the needle nose pliers,
squeeze the circlip and it will snap into place (in the groove
of the wheel knuckle) to secure the bearing. You may need
an extra pair of hands to push while squeezing the circlip in.
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| 16. Push the new wheel hub into the inner race. Use
an washer on the side that fits into the inner race, but is
slightly smaller than the outer race. Thread the bolt through
the wheel hub, through the bearing and attach the nut. As
you tighten, it will press the hub into the bearing.
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| 17. Insert the CV axle into the new hub. Reattach
the control arm. You may need to thread the center 30mm
12-point nut on. Don't tighten the 30mm nut. Always use
a new 30mm nut; it is a self-locking nut.
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| 18. Place the rotor onto the new wheel hub. Insert
the philips screw to hold the rotor onto the hub.
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| 19. Reattach the brakes.
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| 20. Picture of all my old parts :)
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