Bonded Rubber Bushing, Removing And Installing

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Fig 1: Identifying Special Tools - Bonded Rubber Bushing

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Special tools and workshop equipment required

Locking Pin Driver:30 - 505
Bearing Installer - Clutch Housing/Gearbox Bearing:VW 554
Bushing Installer - Rear Axle Beam:3128
Rear Bushing Tool:T40033/1
Assembly Tool Kit - Traverse:T10030/5
Bearing Installer - Component:3346/2
Control Arm Bearing Installer - Nut:3346/3

Special tools and workshop equipment required

-1- Internal Puller:VAS 251 601

Fig 2: Identifying Kukko Puller
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-4- Counter Support:VAS 251621

Procedure

The rear final drive is removed.

Upper Rear Bonded Rubber Bushing, Removing

Fig 3: "Upper Rear" Bonded Rubber Bushing, Removal

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A - Counter Support, for example :VAS 251 621

B - Internal Puller 12 to 16 mm, for example :VAS 251 601

-- A piece must be broken out of the bonded rubber bushing collar -arrow- to attach the Support.

-- Insert the Internal Puller in the joint of the upper and lower bonded rubber bushing and tension.

Lower Rear Bonded Rubber Bushing, Removing

Fig 4: "Lower Rear" Bonded Rubber Bushing, Removal

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If the bonded rubber bushing should be replaced separately, it can also be removed with the Counter Support, such as the :VAS 251 621 and the Internal Puller 12 to 16 mm, for example the :VAS 251 601 . Refer to Fig 3.

Upper Rear A and Lower Rear B Bonded Rubber Bushings, Installing

Fig 5: "Upper Rear" - A - And "Lower Rear" - B - Bonded Rubber Bushings, Installing

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-- Place a washer with a >>15 mm inner diameter<< and a >>minimum 27 mm outer diameter<< on the Bearing Installer - Component:3346/2 before it is installed.

Instead of the Rear Bushing Tool:T40033/1 , the Bearing Installer - Control Arm Press Piece:3416/1 can also be used.

Lower Front Bonded Rubber Bushing, Removing

Fig 6: "Lower Front" Bonded Rubber Bushing, Removal

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-- To prevent oil from leaking out of the final drive and the all-wheel drive clutch in the following step, seal off both vent pipes.

-- Place the final drive on the work bench with the upper section facing down and remove the bonded rubber bushing.

A - Counter Support, for example :VAS 251 621

B - Internal Puller 12 to 16 mm, for example :VAS 251 601

-- A piece must be broken out of the bonded rubber bushing collar -arrow- to attach the Support.

-- Insert the Internal Puller in the joint of the upper and lower bonded rubber bushing and tension.

Upper Front Bonded Rubber Bushing, Removing

Fig 7: "Upper Front" Bonded Rubber Bushing, Removal

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If the bonded rubber bushing should be replaced separately, it can also be removed with the Counter Support, such as the :VAS 251 621 and the Internal Puller 12 to 16 mm, for example the :VAS 251 601 . Refer to Fig 6.

Lower Front A and Upper Front B Bonded Rubber Bushings, Installing

Fig 8: "Lower Front" And "Upper Front" Bonded Rubber Bushings, Installing

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-- Place a washer with a >>15 mm inner diameter<< and a >>minimum 27 mm outer diameter<< on the Bearing Installer - Component:3346/2 before it is installed.

Instead of the Rear Bushing Tool:T40033/1 , the Bearing Installer - Control Arm Press Piece:3416/1 can also be used.

Upper Rear and Lower Front Bonded Rubber Bushings, Differentiating

Fig 9: Bonded Rubber Bushings ("a")

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The "upper rear" and "lower front" bonded rubber bushings vary in height.

Dimension "a" mm	Bonded rubber bushing
22	"upper rear"
17	"lower front"

Upper Rear and Lower Front Bonded Rubber Bushing Installation Position when Installing Stop Washer B

Fig 10: Installation Position Of "Upper Rear" And "Lower Front" Bonded Rubber Bushings

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Final drive in its installation position.

"Upper Rear" and "Lower Front" Bonded Rubber Bushing Installation Position:

The "upper rear" bonded rubber bushings OVERVIEW - ASSEMBLY MOUNTS are positioned with the pins -A- facing up.
The "lower front" bonded rubber bushings OVERVIEW - ASSEMBLY MOUNTS are positioned with the pins -A- facing down.

Stop Washer -B-, Installing

-- Pull the pins -A- into the holes in the stop washer -B- -arrows-.

The stop washer -B- is permanently connected to the bonded rubber bushing.