Front Cross-Member Bushing: Service and Repair

Subframe Bushings

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Installation device (3372)

• Assembly tool (T10214)

• Assembly tool (T10244)

• Thrust plate (VW 401)

• Thrust plate (VW 402)

Bonded Rubber Bushing, Pressing Out

- Remove subframe. Refer to => [ Subframe without Steering Gear ] Subframe without Steering Gear.

- Attach (T10244) to subframe.

- Press out both bonded rubber bushings at the same time as depicted in the illustration.





• Flat side of thrust piece (3372/1) must face insert - A - of (T10244), otherwise insert may be damaged.

• Tube (T10244/3) has a larger and a smaller inner diameter. Subframe must contact larger inner diameter of (T10244/3).

Bonded Rubber Bushing, Pressing In

- Bolt both bonded rubber bushings with original bolt, cutouts - arrows - must align when doing this.





- Insert the bolted bonded-rubber bushing with bolt head facing downward into Tube (T10214/2).





1. Press piece (T10214/3)

2. Bonded rubber bushing

3. (T10214/2)

4. Tube (T10214/1)

5. (VW 401)

6. (VW 402)

- Press bonded rubber bushing - 1 - in until dimension - a - has been obtained.





Dimension - a - = 2 - 3 mm.

- Align (T10214/2) with pressed in bonded rubber bushings onto subframe. While doing this, the corners of the inner core must be parallel to the edge of the (T10244).





Distance - a - must be identical at right and left so that parallelism is guaranteed.

- Subframe makes contact on smaller inner diameter of (T10244/3).

- Press in bearing on stop and until a pressing force of 20 kN has been obtained.





- Remove (T10244) from subframe and check seating of the pressed in bonded rubber bushing.

• The outer diameter - 1 - of both bonded rubber bushings must project up to 2 mm beyond edge in area of opening for pendulum support.





• Cutouts of bonded rubber bushings must lie at center in opening of subframe.

• A gap - arrow - between bonded rubber bushings is permitted.

- Install subframe. Refer to => [ Subframe without Steering Gear ] Subframe without Steering Gear.