31 12 134 Replacing rubber mount in left or right trailing link

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IMPORTANT: Rubber mount may only be renewed once!

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Check ball joints of trailing links while installed, replace TRAILING LINK if necessary.
Remove TRAILING LINK .

IMPORTANT: If the trailing link already features an identification mark with a center punch, it is necessary to replace the trailing link.

Mark trailing link with a punch mark in area (A).

Fig 1: Identifying Trailing Link Punched Mark Area

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Using a press and special tools 33 3 322 and 31 3 032 , press rubber mount out of tension strut.

NOTE: Special tool 33 3 322 must be exactly flush with rubber mount bush.

Fig 2: Pressing Rubber Mount Out Of Tension Strut Using Press And Special Tools (33 3 322) And (31 3 032)

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Installation note:

Keep rubber mount and bush in tension strut clean and free from grease.

Align rubber mount using notch to marking on trailing link and press in.

Fig 3: Locating Rubber Mount To Trailing Link Alignment Points

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Installation note:

Protrusion (A) equally large.

Fig 4: Identifying Protrusion
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