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

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Special tools required:

IMPORTANT: Rubber mounts may only be changed 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 Punch Mark Area On Trailing Link

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Using a press and special tools 31 3 031 and 31 3 032 , press rubber mount out of tension strut.

NOTE: Special tool 31 3 031 must be exactly flush with rubber mount bush.

Fig 2: Pressing Rubber Mount Using Special Tools (31 3 031 And 31 3 032)

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Installation note:

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

Align rubber mount by way of arrow to marking on tension strut and press in. The deviation must not exceed ± 5°.

Fig 3: Checking Tension Strut Rubber Mount Deviation

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Installation note:

Protrusion (A) equally large.

Fig 4: Checking Protrusion Of Rubber Mount

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