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Conventional Bonded Rubber Bushing, 65 mm






Conventional Bonded Rubber Bushing, 65 mm

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Pressure plate (VW 402)

Punch (VW 407)

Press tool (3345)

Subframe support assembling device (3347/1)

Hold the guide link firmly in position while pressing bearing out and in.

Removing






- Remove guide link. Refer to => [ Guide Link ] Service and Repair.

- Mark the press-in depth on the mount - 1 - - arrow -.

Use a waterproof felt-tip pen/marker to make the mark.

- Lay out the special tools as shown in the illustration.

- Press bushing - 1 - out of guide link - 2 -.

Installing






- Transfer the installation depth marking from the old bearing to the new one - arrow -.

- Apply a thin coat of assembly paste on the mount. Allocation, refer to the Electronic Parts Catalog (ETKA).

Bushing Installation Position





- A - = 90° +/- 5°

- Insert bearing - 1 - into guide control arm - 2 -, observe installation position when doing this.






- Lay out the special tools as shown in the illustration.

Make sure that the mount does not get installed crooked when pressing it in to place.

- Press bearing - 1 - into guide control arm - 2 -.

- Pay special attention to the press-in depth mark you made during installation - arrow -.

- Check installation position of bearing - 1 - in guide control arm - 2 -.






- A - = 90° +/- 5°

- Check rim offset of bearing - 1 - in guide control arm - 2 -.






The - a - and - b - dimensions must be the same.

- If the - a - and - b - dimensions are different, press on the mount some more - 1 -.

- Install guide control arm. Refer to => [ Guide Link ] Service and Repair.