Lower Control Arm Bonded Rubber Bushing, Caster Adjusting Bolt Connection

Lower Control Arm Bonded Rubber Bushing, Caster Adjusting Bolt Connection

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Assembly tool (T10230)

• Hollow piston cylinder (VAS 6179)

• Hydraulic Press (VAS 6178) with Pressure Head (T10205/13)

• Engine/transmission jack (V.A.G 1383 A)

• Torque wrench (V.A.G 1332)

• Socket (T10188)

Pressing Off


Before starting work, stabilizer bars must be coupled in vehicles with separable stabilizer bars. Otherwise, there is the danger of injury caused by unintentional coupling.

- Remove lower control arm from subframe.

- Remove lower control arm from subframe and place wood block - arrow - between lower control arm and subframe.





- Attach tools onto lower control arm, as shown in illustration.





1. (VAS 6178) with (T10205/13)

2. (T10230/7)

3. (T10230/9)

4. Lower control arm

5. (T10230/10)

6. (T10230/1) and (T10230/2)


Before pressing out, place (V.A.G 1383 A) with universal mount underneath cylinder, cylinder may fall down at end of pressing out procedure.

- Press out bonded rubber bushing.

Pressing In

- Extend clear area on outer diameter of bonded rubber bushing, using for example a felt-tip marker.

- Attach tools onto lower control arm, as shown in illustration.





1. (VAS 6178) with (T10205/13)

2. (T10230/12)

3. Bonded rubber bushing

4. Lower control arm

5. (T10230/11)

6. (T10230/1) and (T10230/2)

Align bonded rubber bushing to marking - arrow - and press in until stop.





A Seam edge in casting of control arm
B Clear area in bonded rubber bushing

- Install control arm to subframe.

- Perform vehicle alignment. Refer to => [ Wheel Alignment ] Wheel Alignment.