SEAT Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

To replace the bonded rubber bearing of the strut replace Consult the equivalence table for tools and equipment according to applicability between Seat / VW / Audi / Skoda → Chapter. Special tools and workshop equipment required

t  Engine and gearbox lifter -V.A.G 1383 A-, see equivalency → Anchor t  Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331-, see equivalent → Anchor. t  Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-, see equivalent → Anchor.

t  Pedal pump with high-pressure hose -V.A.G 1389 A/1- If there is a hand pump -V.A.G 1389/1- available in the dealership it can be converted to a foot-operated pump. Use the retrofit kit -V.A.G 1389/4- for it. Special tools and workshop equipment required

t  Hydraulic wheel bearing tool -V.A.G 1459 B- t  Hollow piston cylinder HKZ-15 -mit Druckstück E-0-204-T hydraulisch- t  Pull bolt -E-0-217+218- t  Special nut -E-8-214- t  pressure tool -E-5- t  pressure tool -T40033/1- t  Support ring -T40033/2- t  Tube -T40033/3- t  Mounting -T40033/4- t  pressure tool -T40033/5- t  Mounting -T40033/6- t  Spindles -T40034- t  Nut -T40034/1- t  Nut -T40034/2-   Note t  The subframe bushes are hydro-bushes, not conventional bonded rubber bushes → Spare parts catalogue t  The bushes can only be removed and installed with the subframe lowered. t  Mark position of bushes in relation to subframe before removing. Remove front and rear rubber metal bearings. –  Remove wheels. –  Install coil springs (left and right) → Chapter.

–  Remove the rear left or right underbody trim only if the front bonded rubber bushes need to be replaced. 1  -  Underbody trim (left-side) Only for the rear bonded rubber bushes –  Remove anti-roll bar → Chapter. Continued: front and rear bonded rubber bushes

–  Position engine and gearbox lifter -V.A.G 1383 A- on subframe with suitable wooden insert. –  Tension tensioning belt -T10038- around subframe.   Note t  If a front bonded rubber bush needs to be replaced, loosen only the front bolts of the subframe. t  If a rear bonded rubber bush needs to be replaced, loosen only the rear bolts of the subframe. t  If a further subframe bolt is loosened (front or rear), wheel alignment must be performed following installation. –  Loosen the front or rear bolts behind the subframe. –  Carefully lower the subframe to about 5 cm. –  Pull out only such bolts from the subframe, where the bonded rubber bush needs to be replaced.

–  Using felt pen or similar, mark position of bonded rubber bearing -1- in relation to subframe -2- (illustration shows subframe of a front-wheel drive vehicle). Arrow A: Direction of travel Arrows B and C: Mark

–  Apply special tools as shown in illustration. 1  -  Nut -T40034/1- or -T40034/2- 2  -  pressure tool -T40033/1- 3  -  Support ring -T40033/2- 4  -  Tube -T40033/3- 5  -  Mounting -T40033/4- 6  -  Hollow piston cylinder -HKZ-15- 7  -  pressure tool -E-5- 8  -  Special nut -E-8-214- 9  -  Spindles -T40034- 10 - Subframe –  Pretension the specialist tools. –  Pull out bonded rubber bush by actuating pump.   Note A readjustment is necessary while removing the bonded rubber bush with special tool hydraulic wheel bearing tool - V.A.G 1459 B- . Fitting front / rear bonded rubber bush. The front hydro-bushes are different from the rear ones. Make sure to place them in the correct place while inserting. → Spare parts catalogue The bonded rubber bush must be mounted in a certain position. Refer to the marking on the subframe.

–  Mount the special tools and the bonded rubber bush on the subframe as shown in the illustration. Ensure correct position when attaching support -T40033/6-. 1 -  Nut -T40034/1- or - T40034/2- 2 -  Mounting -T40033/6- 3 -  Bonded rubber bush 4 -  pressure tool -T40033/5- 5 -  Hollow piston cylinder -HKZ-15- 6 -  pressure tool -E-5- 7  -  Special nut -E-8-214- 8  -  Spindles -T40034- 9 - Subframe –  Pretension the specialty tools with the bonded rubber bush. –  Apply the lubricating grease G 294 421 A1 diluted with water at a ratio of 1:100 on the entire surface of the bonded rubber bush.

–  Make sure that the ends of the rubber bulges of the bonded rubber bush -1- correspond with the markings -arrows B and C-on the subframe -2-. -Arrow A- direction of travel –  Fully fit the bonded rubber bush by means of pump action.   Note t  A readjustment is necessary while installing the bonded rubber bush with special tool -V.A.G 1459 B-hydraulic wheel bearing tool. t  Take care not to bend the rubber bush while inserting. Otherwise the outer ring can be damaged. –  Lift subframe with engine and gearbox jack -V.A.G 1383 A-. –  Insert new flat washers and screw in new screws for the subframe and tighten, → Item and → Item Only rear bonded rubber bush –  Install anti-roll bar → Chapter. Continued: front and rear bonded rubber bushes –  Install underbody trim (left and right). –  Install coil springs (left and right) → Chapter. –  Mount the wheels and the tighten the wheel bolts → Running gear, axles, steering; Rep. gr. 44 –  Check wheels if more than 2 bolts have been loosened from the subframe → Chapter. Setting of the running gear must be done with an alignment stand recommended by SEAT.