Control Arm Bearing, Replacing, SUBFRAME Side

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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• Press Piece - Reverse Gear Syncro: 3296 
  Fig 3: Press Piece - Reverse Gear Syncro 3296

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• Puller - Differential Bearing:T40032 
  Fig 4: Assembly Tool T40032

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• Assembly Paste:G 052 109 A2 

Procedure

• The control arm is removed. Refer to CONTROL ARM, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

Bonded Rubber Bushing, Pressing Out

Fig 5: Identifying Press-In Depth Mark

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-- Mark the press-in depth -arrow- and the installation position -3 and 4- on the bonded rubber bushing -1- as shown using, for example, a waterproof felt-tip pen.

-- Arrange the special tools as shown.

-- Press out the bonded rubber bushing from the control arm -2-.

Bonded Rubber Bushing, Pressing In

Fig 6: Identifying Installation Depth And "Kidney" Position Marks

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

-- Thinly coat the bonded rubber bushing with Assembly Paste:G 052 109 A2  .

Fig 7: Installing Bonded Rubber Bushing Into Control Arm

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-- Insert the bonded rubber bushing -1- in the control arm -2- and align to the mark -3 to 4-.

-- Arrange the special tools as shown.

-- Press the bonded rubber bushing in the control arm, and do not tilt it.

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

-- Check the press-in depth of the bonded rubber bushing -1- in the control arm -2-.

Fig 8: Checking Press-In Depth Of Bonded Rubber Bushing

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• Specified value: dimension -a- = dimension -b-.

-- If the values are different, press in the bonded rubber bushing again.