Wheel bearing assembly and method for disassembly

A wheel bearing assembly for at least one wheel, the wheel bearing assembly comprising:

• at least two rolling-element bearings configured to jointly participate in supporting the at least one wheel, at least one of the rolling-element bearings including a bearing ring for transmitting propulsion and attached to a drive shaft;
• a brake element immovable relative to the bearing ring during use of the wheel bearing assembly;
• a connecting unit connecting the brake element to the bearing ring, the connecting unit being removable from the bearing ring such that the brake element is removable from the rolling-element bearings and is displaceable to any distance from the bearing ring without removal of the rolling element bearings from the wheel bearing assembly;
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• at least one seal element that shields a spatial region radially between the bearing ring and the brake element.