Wheel Bearing Housing Bonded Rubber Bushing
Wheel Bearing Housing Bonded Rubber Bushing
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)
Removing
- Remove wheel.
- Remove coil spring. Refer to => [ Coil Spring ] Coil Spring.
- Remove wheel bearing/wheel hub unit. Refer to => [ Wheel Bearing and Wheel Hub ] Wheel Bearing and Wheel Hub.
- Remove cover plate.
- Remove threaded connection - arrow - for lower transverse link - 1 -.
Pressing out bonded rubber bushing
- Install special tools as shown in the illustration.
1. Nut (3346/3)
2. (3301)
3. Tube (3301/3)
4. (41 - 501)
5. Press piece (3350/1)
6. Spindle (3346/2)
- Turn the spindle and remove the bonded rubber bushing.
Pulling in bonded rubber bushing
- Install special tools as shown in the illustration.
1. (3346/3)
2. (3301)
3. (30 - 506 B)
4. Bonded rubber bushing
5. (3160)
6. (3350/1)
7. (3346/2)
- Install bonded rubber bushing by turning support arm bearing installation tool.
• Do not use lubricant!
• Insert bearing with care so it is not canted.
Installing
- Install cover plate.
- Install wheel bearing/wheel hub unit.
- Bring rear axle into curb weight position. Refer to => [ Wheel Suspension, Lifting into Curb Weight Position ] Rear Suspension.
Only bolt on transverse link if dimension "a" is reached! Refer to => [ Tightening of the respective
bolts/nuts must then only occur after dimension between
the wheel hub center and the lower edge of wheel housing has been attained. ] Rear Suspension.
- Tighten threaded connection - arrow - for lower transverse link - 1 -.
- Install coil spring. Refer to => [ Coil Spring ] Coil Spring.
- Install brake disc.
- Install brake carrier with brake caliper.
- Install wheel and tighten. Specification, refer to => [ Wheel Bolt Tightening Specification ] Specifications.
Tightening Specifications
