Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Renewing rear bonded rubber bush for lower suspension link

Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual / Running gear, axles, steering / Front suspension, drive shafts / Lower suspension link, swivel joint / Renewing rear bonded rubber bush for lower suspension link

Renewing rear bonded rubber bush for lower suspension link

Special tools and workshop equipment required

Tube for wheel bearing -3345-

Assembly tool -3348-

Thrust plate -VW 401-

Press tool -VW 411-

Press tool -VW 412-

Removing and installing tool -VW 459-

–	Remove lower suspension link.

Vehicles with manual gearbox or dual clutch gearbox 0CW → Chapter

Vehicles with dual clutch gearbox 0D9 → Chapter

Pressing out bonded rubber bush

–	Press out bonded rubber bush as illustrated.

1 -	Press tool -VW 411-

2 -	Assembly tool -3348-

3 -	Suspension link

4 -	Tube for wheel bearing -3345-

5 -	Thrust plate -VW 401-

Renewing rear bonded rubber bush for lower suspension link

Installation position of bonded rubber bush

The embossed arrow points between the two markings -arrows A- in the transverse link.

The cam -arrow B- must always point to outside of vehicle. Open kidney faces to centre of vehicle.

Renewing rear bonded rubber bush for lower suspension link

Pressing in bonded rubber bush

–	Press in bonded rubber bush as illustrated.

1 -	Press tool -VW 412-

2 -	Sleeve -VW 459/2-, inner shoulder of sleeve -arrow- faces downwards

3 -	Suspension link

4 -	Tube for wheel bearing -3345-

5 -	Thrust plate -VW 401-

Note

Press in bonded rubber bush until wheel bearing tube -3345- makes contact with transverse link.

Renewing rear bonded rubber bush for lower suspension link

Greasing bonded rubber bush:

The kidney-shaped area -1- of the bonded rubber bush must be greased.

–	Grease must be applied to the kidney-shaped area -1- from above.

–	Use grease -G 052 150 A2-

Renewing rear bonded rubber bush for lower suspension link

–	The quantity of grease required for both sides is, as shown, about 1 cm -dimension a-.

Half of the quantity of grease (about 0.5 cm) must be applied to each kidney-shaped area.

–	The grease must be applied to the top using a commercially available brush.

–	No grease may be applied to the area contacting the suspension link.

–	Install lower suspension link → Chapter.

Vehicles with manual gearbox or dual clutch gearbox 0CW → Anchor

Vehicles with dual clutch gearbox 0D9 → Anchor

Renewing rear bonded rubber bush for lower suspension link

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