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 brake carrier with brake caliper and tie to body with wire → Rep. gr.46.   Note Hang brake caliper from body. –  Remove cross-head screw for brake disc and remove brake disc. –  Remove splash plate.

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

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

–  Attach tools as shown in figure. 1 -  -3346/3- 2 -  -3301- 3 -  -30-506 B- 4 -  Bonded rubber bush 5 -  -3160- 6 -  -3350/2- 7 -  -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 Carry out installation in the reverse sequence, noting the following: The threaded connections on the wheel bearing housing may be tightened only when the dimension measured between the centre of wheel hub and lower edge of wheel housing before work was started has been attained → Fig..

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	10 Nm
Brake disc to wheel bearing housing.	4 Nm