Wheel Bearing Housing Rubber Bonded Bushing: Installing

Fig 1: Front Rubber Bonded Bushing

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-- Install the front rubber bonded bushing into the sleeve:T40184/3  . The "thin" collar -arrow- must face upward.

In order to install the front rubber bonded bushing, the :T40184/2  -3- must be mounted on the front rubber bonded bushing in such a way so that the lugs -2- fit into the grooves -4-.

-- Press the front rubber bonded bushing all the way onto the thrust plates -1- and -6-.

Fig 2: Press Front Rubber Bonded Bushing All Way Onto Thrust Plates

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1. :VW 401  . Order as illustrated.
2. :T40184/3 
3. Bonded rubber bushing, front
4. :VW 408 A 
5. :T40184/2 
6. :VW 402  . Order as illustrated.

-- Then slightly pull apart the thrust plates -1- and -6-.

-- Press the front rubber bonded bushing approximately 2 mm out of the :T40184/3  .

Fig 3: Pressing Front Rubber Bonded Bushing Approximately 2 Mm Out Of T40184/3

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a = 2 mm

-- Pull off the :VW 408 A  and install the :VW 411  .

-- Mount the wheel bearing housing onto the :V.A.G 1290 A  .

-- Mount the front rubber bonded bushing (not shown in the illustration), the pressure plate -3- and the sleeve -1- on the wheel housing bearing.

Fig 4: Mount Front Rubber Bonded Bushing

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1. :T40184/3 
2. :VW 411 
3. :T40184/2  . Pay attention to the installation position of the front rubber bonded bushing.

-- Place the tools on the front bonded rubber bushing and the wheel bearing housing -3- as illustrated.

Fig 5: Placing Tools On Front Bonded Rubber Bushing And Wheel Bearing Housing

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-- Slowly press the front rubber bonded bushing in (not shown in the illustration) until the sleeve -2- can be pulled out at the top.

1. :VW 411 
2. :T40184/3 
3. Wheel bearing housing
4. :T40184/1  . The side with the groove must face the wheel bearing housing. On a bonded rubber bushing with a "positioning tab", this is in the groove on the :T40184/1  .
5. :VW 402 

Ignore -3-.

Fig 6: Pressing Front Rubber Bonded Bushing Into Wheel Bearing Housing

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-- Slowly press the front rubber bonded bushing -2- so that it is even with the edge -arrow- of the wheel bearing housing.

-- Install wheel bearing housing. Refer To WHEEL BEARING HOUSING .