brake AUDI A4 1996 B5 / 1.G Suspension Wheel Bearing Housing Remove And Install Workshop Manual

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Wheel bearing housing,
removing and installing

Removing

- Remove wheel trim.

On light alloy wheels use puller in vehicle tool kit
to remove trim cap.

- Remove bolt for drive axle.

WARNING!

The vehicle must be standing on it's wheels
when loosening or tightening the bolt for the
drive axle. Otherwise the risk of an accident
exists.

- Remove wheel and secure brake disc using
wheel bolt.

- Detach ABS wheel speed sensor wire from
bracket on brake caliper.

CAUTION! - Remove bolts -1- for brake caliper and remove caliper.
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Suspend the brake caliper using a piece of wire. Do not allow the
caliper to hang by the brake hose. The unsupported weight can
stretch and damage the hose. Do not loosen brake hoses or lines.
- Remove brake disc.
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- Remove bolts -1- for brake splash guard.
- Pull ABS wheel speed sensor out of wheel bearing housing.
- Loosen nuts -2- and -3-.

- Pull out rubber grommet -1- and disconnect harness connector -2-.
- Detach ABS wheel speed sensor wiring from retainers (arrows).
- Guide wiring through opening in wheel bearing housing and remove.
Be careful not to damage the rubber grommet.
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- Install ABS wheel speed sensor.

- Attach linkage for headlight range control
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- Bolt on brake splash guard.

Tightening torque: 10 Nm (7 ft lb)

- Install brake disc.

- Install brake caliper and tighten bolts to 120 Nm
(89 ft lb).

- Install wheels and tighten wheel lugs to 120 Nm
(89 ft lb).

- Install new bolt for drive axle.

Tightening torques:


M14: 115 Nm (85 ft lb) + 1/2-turn (180 )


M16: 190 Nm (140 ft lb) + 1/2-turn (180 )

WARNING!
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3 -
Wheel hub
Shouldered
With 75 mm diameter wheel bearing
housing: Pressing hub out Fig. 1Pressing hub in Fig. 9
With 82 or 85 mm diameter wheel bearing
housing:
Pressing hub out Fig. 2Pressing hub in Fig. 10
4 -
Bolt
10 Nm (7 ft lb)
5 -
Brake splash guard
6 -
ABS wheel speed sensor Pull out to removeInstall drive axle before installing speed
sensor Press into clamping sleeve up to stopRouting wiring page 40
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7 -
Clamping sleeve
Always replace
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Left and right sides identicalBefore installing, lubricate hole in wheel
bearing housing with brake cylinder paste Press into wheel bearing housing up to
stop
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