Trailing Arm Bushing: Service and Repair

Wheel Bearing Housing Bonded Rubber Bushing, Replacing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Installing tool (30 - 506 B)

• Impact sleeve (41-501)

• Sleeve (3160)

• Assembly tool (3301)

• Assembly tool (3346)

• Assembly tool (3350)

• Torque wrench (V.A.G 1332)

Perform The Following:

Removing

- Loosen the wheel bolts.

- Raise the vehicle.

- Remove the wheel.

- Remove coil spring. Refer to => [ Spring ] Service and Repair.

- Wheel Bearing Unit, Removing => [ Wheel Bearing Unit ] Wheel Bearing Unit

- Coil spring, removing

- Remove bolt - arrow - for lower transverse link - 1 -.






Pressing Out Bonded Rubber Bushing

- Mount the tools as shown in the illustration.






1. Nut (3346/3)

2. Thrust Piece (3301)

3. Tube (3301/3)

4. Impact sleeve (41 - 501)

5. Thrust Piece (3350/1)

6. Spindle (3346/2)


- Rotate the spindle to remove the bonded rubber bushing.

Installing

Pulling In Bonded Rubber Bushing

- Mount the tools as shown in the illustration.






1. Nut (3346/3)

2. Thrust Piece (3301)

3. Installing tool (30 - 506 B)

4. Bonded Rubber Bushing

5. Sleeve (3160)

6. Thrust Piece (3350/2)

7. Spindle (3346/2)


- Rotate the spindle to install the bonded rubber bushing.

• Do not use lubricant!

• Insert the bearing carefully so that it is not tilted.

- Install the cover plate.

- Install wheel bearing unit => [ Wheel Bearing Unit ] Wheel Bearing Unit.

Bolting at wheel bearing housing may occur only when dimension "a" has been obtained!

- Tighten bolt - arrow - for lower transverse link - 1 -.






- Install coil spring. Refer to => [ Spring ] Service and Repair.

- Install the brake rotor.

- Install the brake carrier and brake caliper.

- Install wheel and tighten.

Tightening Specifications