Wheel Bearing Housing Bonded Rubber Bushing, Replacing: Installing

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Bonded Rubber Bushing, Installing

-- Mount the tools as shown in the illustration below.

Fig 1: Identifying Bonded Rubber Bushing

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-- 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.

Bolting at Wheel Bearing Housing May Occur Only When the Dimension "a" Has Been Obtained. Refer to WHEEL BEARING IN CURB WEIGHT, REAR AXLE, LIFTING VEHICLES WITH COIL SPRING .

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

Fig 2: Locating Bolt For Lower Transverse Link

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-- Install the coil spring. Refer to SPRING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

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