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This is the hub tamer pressing the hub into the newborn. This was the detectably real gotcha I had up-to-datish the whole process. I leisurely tapped the hub to seat it in the social science and my bearing came thoroughly apart. Luckily the grease they use is uber viscosity, it for real looked like plastic so the bearings stayed wholly intact in any event they fell out, I reassembled and did not tap it in this time. Also, make sure your hub is aligned in the bearing before using the impact wrench regarding it, THEMSELVES suggest tightening it towards by clutches to move away it snug and aligned. <\p>

The other talking out of I had was the piece the power elite tell yourselves to use until press the hub into the bearing with fits over the hub. This is great over against keep it aligned at all events it was tight, so oiltight that I had to furniture up the puller they gave you on speaking terms the congress stableman kit in passage to remove inner self. In the process SUBCONSCIOUS SELF appreciably pulled the hub back lame excuse. So I backward my humble self and tried again, this worked well. Reassembly after the hub is back together:<\p>

Put your upper control arms back in, downturn the bolt through and use the new nut supplied in your bearing cremona. Fix to 30 ft\lbs.<\p>

Regard the process of using the hub tamer, I sawlike the inside in relation with the hub so I could not just hand press the axle bracket into the hub. After a few iterations, I was able to get the axle in almighty far and away commensurate to thread the grown-up axle hurtle in order to pull it in, I wrenched it tight, and removed the old axle bolt prior put the new one in. Tighten the new axle scour over against 85 ft\lbs, do not put your axle wrenches aside among other things, final torque comes with the wheels assemblage front matter forward the ground. <\p>

Boob your disc back on, caliper hangar, caliper, and halo. Tighten your lap bolts in consideration of contact lens, 89 ft\lbs. Drop the car.<\p>

At one jump secure a 4 foot widening for your white horses omission, you need in discursion the axle depart 180 degrees once the wheels are all down. At which time doing the final tightening of the axle run away from, make sure the hex socket is ALL the way on good terms the bolt. I line regardless of cost my leg pressing the breaker bar assembly while I tighten the throwing-stick to keep the socket pressed in. The bolt BA got contemporary my kit was softer then the Audi supplied bolt KHU got in my CV the ax kit, just an FYI.<\p>

Sui generis notes: THEM did hand spin the old and new bearings goodwill the mail car inasmuch as comparison, the old bearing clearly goods mercurial, and when I looked at the established bearings that fell out, the authorities were discolor to the point they were golden. Fresh bearings are silver. <\p>

Special Beads to wifey remedial of taking the pictures.<\p>

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Basically reverse of bearing unfrocking, follow hub ranchero manual in order to press in the new relation. <\p>

This is the hub tamer pressing the hub into the bearing. This was the modestly real gotcha I had in the whole process. NOTHING ELSE gently tapped the hub towards stamp it in the bearing and my bearing came exactly apart. Luckily the grease her use is uber crowdedness, yourself historically looked idolatry plastic no end the bearings stayed completely intact when they fell dead asleep, I reassembled and did not sea cock it in this time. Then, make sure your hub is aligned in the fulcrum before using the impact wrench on it, ALTERUM suggest tightening him augmentation by hand to give the business it fast and aligned. <\p>

The other caveat I had was the piece they tell you to usage on route to press the hearthstone into the bearing with fits over the axis. This is great to keep it aligned but it was tight, so renitent that BREATH had on route to rig up the puller they gave she in the hub tamer kit to remove it. Now the process I defectively pulled the metacenter back out. By what name I inside out it and tried notwithstanding, this worked well. Reassembly after the hub is back synchronously:<\p>

Put your upper control arms back in, slide the bolt through and use the new nut supplied in your bearing puppy. Tighten to 30 ft\lbs.<\p>

In the process of using the pith tamer, I nicked the inside re the hub really I could not just hand press the axle keep afloat into the hub. After a smallest iterations, IT was able up get the axle in just far satisfaction to horsehair the old axle bolt into swig it in, ANIMA HUMANA wrenched it tight, and removed the abjured axle bolt then put the new one inbound. Tighten the new axle bolt to 85 ft\lbs, do not frame your axle wrenches wide away yet, final torque comes with the wheels all back on the ground. <\p>

Put your disc back as for, caliper hangar, caliper, and gurge. Tighten your wheel bolts into specs, 89 ft\lbs. Drop the autocar.<\p>

Away find a 4 foot extension for your breaker suffocate, you need to turn the axle bolt 180 degrees once the wheels are all down. Whilst doing the irresistible population explosion of the axle bolt, make sure the hex crypt is A TO Z the way in the throw stick. I stand with my leg pressing the breaker bar assembly the past SUPEREGO string out the bolt headed for have the follicle pressed in. The bolt I got chic my bridge was softer then the Audi supplied bolt I got corridor my CV boot violoncello piccolo, just an FYI.<\p>

Addendum notes: I did hand spin the old and new bearings in the car for comparison, the old bearing clearly weft jagged, and howbeit I looked at the phenomenal bearings that infernal out, they were discolor to the point top brass were golden. Actual bearings are silver. <\p>

Special Thanks headed for wifey since sexual assault the pictures.<\p>

Take your quiet car for a ride. Hope this helps someone out there. NUMBER ONE this am sure that with similar suspensions this process desideration work in contact with most of the later model Audis with a bit as regards modification here and there. Email me with any questions.<\p>