rggpa2

I have STFA and have plenty of good info on the actual bearing replacement, either by-off car press or on-car puller (I have a Schley version). But...no one has commented on the steps to remove the half axle from the bearing/housing. Is it pretty straight forward? I have only done bearings on a B3 90q (struts) and this step was relatively easy with the exception of getting the ball joint stem out of the strut housing.

Thanks for any insights offered.

Dr. Jekyll

And yes, I think the axle comes right out of the hub once you disconnect the whole upright.

Mark P

click the links in the page below to see the write-ups:<ul><li><a href="http://ctny.audiworld.com/mark/s4/maintenance/wheel_bearing/">http://ctny.audiworld.com/mark/s4/maintenance/wheel_bearing/</a</li></ul>

Mark P

I may have posted details of the front disassembly in a post, so try searching with Account# 139 and "bearing" since 1/1/06

rggpa2

Any heads up for the axle removal part of the job that's not in your documentation?

rggpa2

Duh.......I am doing the fronts.

rggpa2

The Schley tool works on the car (hopefully). With the upright disconnected at the bottom, will it swing out so that the axle and slide out of the hub?

rggpa2

I searched - no pix available?

Mark P

well, 3 actually. The 1 that holds the two control arms in, and then the 2 that hold the tierod to the upright:

<img src="http://ctny.audiworld.com/mark/s4/maintenance/wheel_bearing/front/dsc03339.jpg">

Be sure to loosen the axle bolt while the car is still on the ground.

ETA 4 SEC

I didn't see any hub replacements
in the kit pics.

Just wondering. I'll be doing this soon also.

E