Trailing Arm Bushing: Service and Repair

Front Wheel Drive (FWD)

Trailing Arm Bonded Rubber Bushing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Thrust plate (VW 401)

• Thrust plate (VW 402)

• Installation device (3372)

• Assembly tool (T10230)

Bonded Rubber Bushing, Pressing Out

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

- Clamp longitudinal control arm into vise so that mounting bracket - 1 - makes contact at vise - arrow -.





- Remove bolt - 2 -.

- 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.





- Place trailing link on level surface so that dimension - A - = 113 mm.

- Mark a vertical line onto bushing of trailing link - arrows -.

Position bonded rubber bushing on longitudinal control arm so that marked line is between protrusions - 1 -.





• Always make sure that bonded rubber bushings are in correct installation position to bushing of trailing link.

- 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 bearing

4. Installation device (3372)

5. Thrust plate (VW 402)

- Press in bonded rubber bushing flush.

- Install mounting bracket on trailing link.

- Install trailing link.