Left Bonded Rubber Bushings

Left Bonded Rubber Bushings

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Assembly tool (3301)

• Support arm bearing inst. tool (3346)

• Thrust piece (3416/1)

• Thrust piece (3416/2)

• Thrust piece (3416/3)

• Slide hammer (VW 771)

• For bonded rubber bushing replacement, a special work procedure is described for each side of the rear axle.

• Since bonded rubber bushings are always replaced in pairs, both work procedures must be performed in succession.

- Insert brake pedal depressor (V.A.G 1869/2 ).

- Raise vehicle to installation height.

Removing

- Disconnect brake line - arrow A - and remove clip - 1 -.





- Pull brake hose out of rear axle.

- Remove parking brake cable out of holders - arrow B - and - arrow C -.

- Place engine/transmission jack (V.A.G 1383 A ) under left spring mount of rear axle.

- Gently lift left spring mount of rear axle using engine/transmission jack (V.A.G 1383 A ), this allows the bolt - 2 - for mounting bracket at rear axle to be unscrewed.

With Automatic Headlight Range Control

- Remove coupling rod of left rear level control system sensor (G76) from rear axle => [ Left Rear Level Control System Sensor Overview ] Left Rear Level Control System Sensor Overview.

Continuation for All

- Place engine/transmission jack (V.A.G 1383 A ) - 1 - under right spring mount of rear axle.





- Press right spring mount using engine/transmission jack (V.A.G 1383 A) upward far enough so that bonded rubber bushing can be pulled out.

- Pull bonded rubber bushing out of rear axle using multi purpose tool (VW 771) - 2 - and thrust piece (3416/2) - 3 -.

Installing

Bonded rubber bushing is marked - 1 - on front side.





These marks must align with edge - arrow - of trailing link - 2 -.

- Insert bonded rubber bushing - 1 - into rear axle using thrust piece (3416/2) - 2 -.





Tab of bonded rubber bushing must settle in recess - arrow A - and point to edge - arrow B - of trailing link.

- Pull in bonded rubber bushing - 1 - into rear axle.

1. Bonded rubber bushing

2. Thrust piece (3416/2)

3. Spindle from assembly device (3301)

4. Nut from assembly device (3301)

5. Thrust bearing from assembly device (3301)

6. Thrust piece (3416/1)

7. Thrust piece (3416/3)

- Grease kidney-shaped hollow space of bonded rubber bushing.

- Insert rear axle into mounting bracket and secure it with a new bolt and a new nut, but do not tighten yet.

- Before installing rear axle grease kidney-shaped recesses of bonded rubber bushing with assembly paste ( G052150A2).

If rear axle beam is inserted "when dry", noises may occur while driving.

Bolting of mounting bracket to rear axle must only be performed in a spring-contracted state.

Otherwise, the rubber bushing will be stressed resulting in a shortened service life.

CAUTION!
• Do not lift or lower vehicle when the engine/transmission jack (V.A.G 1383 A) stands below the vehicle.

• Do not leave engine/transmission jack (V.A.G 1383 A ) beneath the vehicle any longer than necessary.

- Tighten threaded connection of mounting bracket to rear axle to tightening specification.

- Replace clip - arrow C -.





Rest of installation is in reverse order of removal.

- Bleed brake system.

Tightening specifications => [ Rear Axle Component Tightening Specifications ] Rear Axle Component Tightening Specifications.