Trailing Arm Bushing: Service and Repair

Trailing Arm Bonded Rubber Bushing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Thrust plate (VW 401)

• Thrust plate (VW 402)

• Assembly tool (T10230)

• Installation device (3372)

Pressing Out the Bonded Rubber Bushing

- Remove trailing arm. Refer to => [ Trailing Arm with Mounting Bracket ] Trailing Arm with Mounting Bracket.

- Install tools as shown in the illustration.






1. Tube (T10230/3)

2. Thrust piece (T10230/10)

3. (3372)

4. (VW 401)

5. (VW 402)


- Press out the bonded rubber mount.

Pressing In the Bonded Rubber Bushing

- Place trailing arm on a level surface.






- Place trailing arm on level surface so that dimension - A - = 114 mm.

- Mark a vertical line onto bushing of trailing arm.

After being installed, the line on the trailing arm bushing must be between the protrusions - 1 - on the bonded rubber bushing.






- Position bonded rubber bushings.

• Always make sure that bonded rubber bushings are in correct installation position to bushing of trailing arm.

- Install special tools as depicted in the illustration.






1. Tube (T10230/5)

2. Thrust plate (T10230/12) , chamfer must point to bonded rubber bushing

3. Bonded rubber bushing

4. (3372)

5. (VW 402)


- Press in bonded rubber bushing flush.

- Install mounting bracket on trailing arm. Refer to Trailing Arm with Mounting Bracket.

- Install the trailing arm. Refer to => [ Installing ] Trailing Arm with Mounting Bracket.