Control Arm Bushing: Service and Repair

Control arm bonded rubber bushing, replacing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required:

^ Thrust plate VW 401
^ Thrust plate VW 402
^ Punch VW 411
^ Thrust pad VW 447 i
^ Sleeve VW 516
^ Tube 30 - 14

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required:

^ Support 40 - 103
^ Sleeve 2010
^ Press piece 3288/2
^ Assembly tool 3301
^ Torque wrench V.A.G. 1331





Pressing out front control arm bushing

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





Pressing in front control arm bushing





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





Pressing outline control arm rear bushing