Upper Control Arm Bearing, Replacing
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Special tools and workshop equipment required
- Subframe Bushing Tool Kit 3301
- Bearing Installer - Multiple Use 3348
NOTE:
From MY 2012 (running change), a bonded rubber bushing made with a different rubber compound was installed on the upper control arm in Cabriolet vehicles. Installing more than one kind is not permitted.
NOTE:
Control arms must only be clamped in a vise with protective vise jaw lining!
-A- = ~ 90° ± 5°
-A- = bearing
NOTE:
Do not use lubricant!