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Trailing Arm Bonded Rubber Bushing






Front Wheel Drive

Trailing Arm Bonded Rubber Bushing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Assembly Tool (T10230)

Installation Device (3372)

Thrust Plate (VW 401)

Thrust Plate (VW 402)

Bonded rubber bushing, pressing out

- Remove trailing link. Refer to => [ Trailing Arm with Mounting Bracket ]. Trailing Arm With Mounting Bracket

- Install tools as shown in the illustration.





1. Tube (T10230/3)

2. Press piece (T10230/10)

3. Installation device (3372)

4. Thrust plate (VW 401)

5. Thrust plate (VW 402)

- Press out bonded rubber bushing.

Bonded rubber bushing, pressing in

- Place trailing link on a level surface.

- Mark a vertical line onto bushing of trailing link.

Dimension - A - = 114 mm.





There are 2 different bonded rubber bushings. For both, the marked line must lie between raised points - 1 - after pressing in.





- Install tools as shown in the illustration.





1. Tube (T10230/5)

2. Thrust plate (T10230/12), chamfer must point to bonded rubber bushing

3. Bonded rubber bushing

4. Installation device (3372)

5. Thrust plate (VW 402)

- Press in bonded rubber bushing flush.

- Install mounting bracket on trailing link.

- Install trailing link.