Control Arm Bushing: Service and Repair

Control arm bonded rubber bushing, replacing





Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
^ Thrust plate VW401
^ Thrust plate VW402
^ Punch VW411
^ Thrust pad VW447 1
^ Sleeve VW516
^ Tube 30 -14





Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
^ Support 40 - 103
^ Sleeve 2010
^ Thrust tube 3288/2
^ Assembly tool 3301
^ Torque wrench V.A.G. 1 331





Pressing out front control arm bushing

Note: Use lubricant to press in the bonded rubber mounting e.g. lubricant G 294 421A1.





Pressing in front control arm bushing





Installation position of rear control arm mounting

One of the embossed arrows points toward the projection -arrow - on the control arm.
The cam - arrow - must always point to the outside of the vehicle.





Pressing out/in control arm rear bushing