Necessary Preliminary Tasks

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Check ball joint control arm both in the installed state. See LOWER CONTROL ARM .
Remove both LOWER CONTROL ARMS .

Use special tools 31 4 151 and 31 4 152 to squeeze bearings out of the wishbone.

Fig 1: Squeezing Rubber Bearings With Special Tools (31 4 151) And (31 4 152)

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Warning

Rubber bearing use the Gear (1)!

Fig 2: Identifying Rubber Bearing With Teeth

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Installation:

Ensure rubber bearing (1) and wishbone are free of oil and grease.

Install rubber bearing (1) (beveled side of wishbone bushing) with special tools 31 4 152 and 31 4 153 . Press in all the way into the arm socket.

Fig 3: Pressing Rubber Bearings With Special Tools (31 4 152) And (31 4 153)

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