Adjusting the clearance in the rear wheel hub bearings (VW Passat B4)

Raise the rear of the vehicle and place it on stands. Remove the hub cap. Remove the cotter pin and toothed stop. Tighten the hub nut until it stops to take up the clearance in the hub bearings, then loosen the nut.

Lightly tighten the hub nut so that simply pressing with your finger or the end of a screwdriver without lever force allows the washer to move in the radial direction (Fig. 5-12).



This position of the hub nut corresponds to the required bearing clearance, which can be checked using an indicator.

Install the toothed stopper and a new cotter pin. Press the hub cap with a rubber-faced hammer, adding about 10 g of universal grease.