1997 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Bearing

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Note:
Make sure that the boot is not damaged or
twisted.

Tightening torques
Ball joint to wheel bearing housing: 45 Nm (33 ft
lb)
Ball joint to control arm: 35 Nm (26 ft lb) 1 - Box insert (commercial type, 19 mm AF) 2 - Crowfoot insert (commercial type, 19 mm AF) Page 35 of 82Front Wheel Suspension, Shafts and Axle12/7/2004http://ebahn.bentleypublishers.com/vw/servlet/Display?action=Goto&type=repair&id=VW.B4.SU01.40.1

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Wheel bearing and
suspension strut,
removing and installing
(Plus suspension)
Notes Page 40-14 1 - Wheel bolt, 110 Nm (81
ft lb)
2 - Self-locking 12-point
nut 90 Nm (66 ft lb) and
turn 45 further (1
/
8 ) Loosening and
tightening Page 40-44 Any paint residue
and/or corrosion on
thread of the outer
joint must be removed
before the nut is
installed.
3 - Screw
4 - Brake disc Repair instructions
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11 - Circlip Ensure seated
correctly
12 - Wheel bearing Pressing out Fig. 4 Always replace, as it is destroyed during
pressing out Pressing in Fig. 5 13 - Self-locking hex nut, 35 Nm (26 ft lb)
14 - Wheel bearing housing 15 - Self-locking
bolt/washer, 125 Nm
(92 ft lb)
16 - Drive shaft Removing and
installing Page 40-43 Repairing Page 40-46 17 - Socket head multi-
point bolt, 45 Nm (33 ft
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Fig. 1 Suspension strut to body, loosening
and tightening Fig. 2 Hub, pressing out of wheel bearing
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Only use puller with leg clamp e.g. Kukko 204-2
(commercial type). Fig. 3 Inner race, pulling off hub Fig. 4 Wheel bearing, pressing out of wheel
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Fig. 5 Wheel bearing, pressing into wheel
bearing housing Fig. 6 Hub, pressing into wheel bearing
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Tightening torques:
Drive shaft to flange shaft/transmission 45 Nm
(33 ft lb)
Drive shaft to wheel bearing 90 Nm (66 ft lb) and
housing turn 45 further (1
/
8 turn) Ball joint/control arm 35 Nm (26 ft lb) Page 45 of 82Front Wheel Suspension, Shafts and Axle12/7/2004http://ebahn.bentleypublishers.com/vw/servlet/Display?action=Goto&type=repair&id=VW.B4.SU01.40.1

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Drive shaft, repairing
Drive shafts on vehicles with Plus suspension
have shorter and finer splines on the outer joint.
The wheel bearing is secured by a 12-point nut.
The splines of the outer joint and the hub on Plus
suspensions are secured with locking fluid D 185
400 A2.
Drive shaft, removing and installing
Vehicles with Base suspension Page 40-14 Vehicles with Plus suspension Page 40-43
Note:
Grease quantity:
- - Outer constant velocity joint 100 g of G-6.3
grease

- - Inner constant velocity joint 110 g of G-6.3
grease
Greasing outer joint: press half of the grease
into the joint, and the other half evenly into the
boot.
Greasing inner joint: press half of the grease
into the inner joint from both sides, the other
half evenly into the boot.
When replacing the boot grease joint as
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