Guide Link Bonded Rubber Bushing, Removing And Installing

Special tools and workshop equipment required 

• Press Plate: VW402 
  Fig 1: Press Plate VW402

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• Press Piece - Multiple Use: VW412 
  Fig 2: Identifying Press Piece - Multiple Use VW412

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• Bearing Installer - Ball Joint/Bushing/Bearing : VW459/2 
  Fig 3: Bearing Installer - Ball Joint/Bushing/Bearing 2

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• Thrust Piece: T10205/14  from the Assembly Tool: T10205A 
  Fig 4: Identifying Bearing Installer - Wheel Hub/Bearing Kit T10205A

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• Bearing Installer - Wheel Bearing: 3144 
  Fig 5: Bearing Installer - Wheel Bearing

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• Pneumatic Hydraulic Press: VAS 6654  , not illustrated
• Installation Lubricant: G 294 421 A1  . Refer to the Parts Information.

Bonded Rubber Bushing, Pressing Out

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• The guide link is removed. Refer to GUIDE LINK, REMOVING AND INSTALLING 

-- Mark the press-in depth -arrow- on the bonded rubber bushing -4-, for example using a waterproof felt-tip pen.

-- Arrange the special tools as shown.

1. Pneumatic Hydraulic Press: VAS 6654  Punch
2. Press Piece - Multiple Use: VW412 
3. Bearing Installer - Ball Joint/Bushing/Bearing : VW459/2 
4. Bonded Rubber Bushing
5. Guide Link
6. Bearing Installer - Wheel Bearing: 3144 
7. Press Plate: VW402 

• Hold the guide link firmly in position while pressing the bonded rubber bushing out and in.

-- Remove the bonded rubber bushing from the guide link.

Bonded Rubber Bushing, Pressing In

-- Transfer the mark for the press-in depth from the old bonded rubber bushing to the new one.

-- Apply a thin coat of Installation Lubricant: G 294 421 A1  to the new bonded rubber bushing.

Bonded rubber bushing installation position:

• The notch -1- is on the steering axle and faces inward to the guide link.
• The arrow -2- points inward to the guide link.

-- Insert the bonded rubber bushing in the guide link. Pay attention to the installation position.

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-- Arrange the special tools as shown.

1. Pneumatic Hydraulic Press: VAS 6654  Punch
2. Press Piece - Multiple Use: VW412 
3. Thrust Piece: T10205/14 
4. Bonded Rubber Bushing
5. Guide Link
6. Bearing Installer - Wheel Bearing: 3144 
7. Press Plate: VW402 

-- Press the bonded rubber bushing in the guide link, and do not tilt it.

-- Pay attention to the mark -arrow- for the press-in depth.

-- Check the press-in depth -a- of the bonded rubber bushing in the guide link.

• Dimension -a- = 23 mm.

-- If the value is not reached, press in the bonded rubber bushing again.