Axle Beam Bonded Rubber Bushing

Axle Beam Bonded Rubber Bushing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Assembly Tool (T10205)

• Assembly Tool (T10230)

• Assembly Tool (T10254)

• Torque Wrench 40-200 Nm (V.A.G 1332)

• Engine/Gearbox Jack (V.A.G 1383 A)

• Spring Compressor Kit (V.A.G 1752)

• Spring Holder (V.A.G 1752/3A)

• Hydraulic Cylinder (VAS 6178)

• Pneumatic/Hydraulic Foot Pump (VAS 6179)

Removing

- Release parking brake.

Vehicles without Center Armrest

- Remove the mat from the storage compartment.

- Remove the door - 1 - from the center console.






Vehicles with Center Armrest

- Remove center armrest.

Continuation for All Vehicles

- Loosen the adjusting nut - 1 - until it is possible to disengage the parking brake cable - 2 - from the compensator bracket.






- Loosen the wheel bolts.

- Raise the vehicle.

- Remove wheels.

- Install the spring compressor (V.A.G 1752/1) - 1 -.






1. (V.A.G 1752/1)

2. (V.A.G 1752/3A)


Be sure coil spring is properly seated in (V.A.G 1752/3A) - 2 - (risk of accident).

- Tension the coil spring - 2 - and remove it.

• Use a wrench or a reversible ratchet to tighten the spring compressor.

- Disengage the parking brake cable - 1 - on both sides of the vehicle from the bracket - 2 - and pull it from the guide tube - 3 -.






- Remove the parking brake cable - 1 - bracket - 2 - on the rear axle - 3 -.






- Move the (V.A.G 1383 A) under the axle beam.

- Secure the rear axle with a strap or something similar when lowering or removing it.

- Mark the position of the bolts - arrows - on the bracket on the right side of the vehicle.






- Loosen the threaded connection - 1 -.

- Remove bolts - Arrows -.

- Lower the axle beam and remove the bolt - 1 - and the bracket.

- Remove the bolt - 1 - from the axle beam on the left side of the vehicle.






- Lower rear axle using (V.A.G 1383 A).

- Mount the special tools as illustrated.






1. Nut (T10254/4)

2. (VAS 6178) with pressure head (T10205/13)

3. Thrust plate (T10205/1)

4. Tube (T10230/9)

5. Thrust piece (T10230/10)

6. Nut (T10254/4)

7. Spindle (T10254/5)


- Activate the pump and remove the bonded rubber bushing.

Installing

Installation position of bonded rubber mounting inside the axle beam.






• The tabs - 1 - on the bonded rubber bushing must vertically point up or down.

• The openings - arrows - must be aligned longitudinally with the vehicle.

- Mount the bonded rubber bushing and the special tools on the rear axle.






1. Spindle (T10254/5)

2. Nut (T10254/4)

3. (VAS 6178) with pressure head (T10205/13)

4. Thrust plate (T10205/1)

5. Tube (T10230/9)

6. Bonded rubber mount

7. Thrust piece (T10230/12)

8. Thrust piece (T10230/10)

9. Nut (T10254/4)


- Install the bonded rubber bushing.

- Check the installed position of the bonded rubber bushing.






• The tabs - 1 - on the bonded rubber bushing must vertically point up or down.

• The openings - arrows - must be aligned longitudinally with the vehicle.

- Tighten the rear axle in its curb weight position. Refer to => [ Rear Axle, Lifting to Curb Weight Position ] Rear Suspension.

Further installation is in the reverse sequence to removal.

- Install wheels and tighten. Refer to => [ Wheel Bolt Tightening Specification ] Specifications.

Tightening Specifications