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always replace

6 - Support

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install on vehicle so that mounting studs are centered in holes

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check rear toe after installing

7 - Washer

8 - Trapezoidal control arm

Bonded rubber bushing in control arm support (two-point mounting), replacing insert internal extractor tool into bushing so that claws of extractor are
located between two halves of bushing use Kukko No. 21/2 or equivalent commercially available puller tighten nut (arrow) insert M14 bolt (approx. 80
mm long) into bushing hole and press out one half of bushing

Warning 
The bushing will part from the support suddenly.

Note:
Do not support the bushing collar on plate, -VW402- when pressing out.

If the bushing core shears off when removing, press out the remaining other half of the bushing with a suitable thrust piece, or cut open the outer metal
shell of the bushing with a hacksaw.

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press out second half of bushing

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