Bonded rubber bushing, Installing

Fig 1: Front Rubber Bonded Bushing

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-- Insert the bonded rubber bushing into the Bearing Installer - Wheel Bearing Bushing - Sleeve T40184/3. The "thin" collar -arrow- must face upward.

In order to install the bonded rubber bushing, the Bearing Installer - Wheel Bearing Bushing - Pressure Plate T40184/2 -3- must be mounted on the bonded rubber bushing so that the knobs -2- fit into the grooves -4-.

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

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

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1. Press Plate VW401 Order as illustrated.
2. Sleeve T40184/3
3. Bonded Rubber Bushing
4. Press Piece - Rod VW408A
5. Bearing Installer - Wheel Bearing Bushing - Pressure Plate T40184/2
6. Press Plate VW402 Order as illustrated.

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

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

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

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a = 2 mm

-- Remove the Press Piece - Rod VW408A and insert the Press Piece - Rod VW411.

-- Position the wheel bearing housing on the Shop Press VAG1290A.

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

Fig 4: Mount Front Rubber Bonded Bushing

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1. Bearing Installer - Wheel Bearing Bushing - Sleeve T40184/5
2. Press Piece - Rod VW411
3. Bearing Installer - Wheel Bearing Bushing - Pressure Plate T40184/2 Pay attention to the installation position on the bonded rubber bushing.

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

Fig 5: Pressing In Front Bonded Rubber Bushing

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

1. Press Piece - Rod VW411
2. Sleeve T40184/3
3. Wheel Bearing Housing
4. Bearing Installer - Wheel Bearing Bushing - Sleeve 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 Bearing Installer - Wheel Bearing Bushing - Sleeve T40184/1.
5. Press Plate VW402

Ignore item -3-.

Fig 6: Slowly Press Front Rubber Bonded Bushing

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

-- Install the wheel bearing housing, refer to WHEEL BEARING HOUSING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .