Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Renewing bonded rubber bush for wheel bearing housing

Special tools and workshop equipment required

t	Press tool -30 - 506 B-

t	Drift sleeve -41-501-

t	Sleeve -3160-

t	Assembly tool -3301-

t	Assembly tool -3346-

t	Assembly tool -3350-

t  Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332- Removing –  Remove wheel. –  Remove coil spring → Chapter. –  Remove wheel bearing/wheel hub unit → Chapter. –  Remove splash plate.

–  Remove bolt -arrow- for lower transverse link -1-. Pressing out bonded rubber bush

–  Attach tools as shown in figure. 1 -  Nut -3346/3- 2 -  Thrust piece -3301- 3 -  Tube -3301/3- 4 -  Drift sleeve -41 - 501- 5 -  Thrust piece -3350/1- 6 -  Spindle -3346/2- –  Pull out bonded rubber bush by tightening spindle. Pulling in bonded rubber bush

–  Attach tools as shown in figure. 1 -  Nut -3346/3- 2 -  Thrust piece -3301- 3 -  Press tool -30 - 506 B- 4 -  Bonded rubber bush 5 -  Sleeve -3160- 6 -  Thrust piece -3350/2- 7 -  Spindle -3346/2- –  Pull in bonded rubber bush by turning spindle.   Note t  Do not use lubricant. t  Install bonded rubber bush carefully so that it does not cant. Installing –  Install splash plate. –  Install wheel bearing/wheel hub unit. Bolt connections on wheel bearing housing may be tightened only when dimension „a“ has been obtained → Fig..

–  Tighten bolt -arrow- for lower transverse link -1-. –  Install coil spring → Chapter. –  Install brake disc. –  Attach brake carrier with brake caliper → Brake systems; Rep. gr.46. –  Install wheel and tighten bolts or nuts → Chapter.

Specified torques

Component	Specified torque
Wheel bearing housing to lower suspension link t  Use new nuts and bolts t  Tighten threaded connections only when vehicle is in the normal running position	90 Nm + 90°
Splash plate to wheel bearing housing	12 Nm
Brake disc to wheel bearing housing.	4 Nm