Wheel Bearing Housing Bonded Rubber Bushing, Replacing: Installing

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Pulling in Bonded Rubber Bushing

-- Mount the tools as shown in the illustration.

Fig 1: Identifying Bonded Rubber Bushing

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Assembly Tool 3301
Assembly Tool 3301
Thrust Piece 3346/2
Wheel Bearing Housing
Bonded Rubber Bushing
Thrust Piece T10356/5
Thrust Piece 3301/2
Spindle 3301/1

-- Turn the spindle and pull the bonded rubber bushing into the wheel bearing housing -4-.

NOTE:

Do not use lubricant!

Insert the bearing carefully so that it is not tilted.

-- Install the cover plate.

NOTE:

Bolting at wheel bearing housing may occur only when dimension "a" has been obtained WHEEL BEARING IN CURB WEIGHT, REAR AXLE WITH COIL SPRING !

-- Tighten bolt -arrow- for lower transverse link -1-.

Fig 2: Locating Bolt For Lower Transverse Link

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-- Install coil spring. Refer to SPRING, MULTI-LINK SUSPENSION .

-- Install the wheel and tighten the wheel bolts. Refer to WHEEL BOLT TIGHTENING SPECIFICATIONS .