Audi Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Renewing bonded rubber bush for wheel bearing housing - four-wheel drive vehicles Special tools and workshop equipment required

t  Thrust plate -VW 401-

t  Thrust plate -VW 402-

t  Press tool -VW 408 A-

t  Press tool -VW 411-

t  Workshop press -V.A.G 1290 A-

t  Assembly tool -T40184-

Removing front bonded rubber bush –  Remove wheel bearing housing → Chapter. To press out front bonded rubber bush, thrust plate -T40184/2--3- must be positioned on front bonded rubber bush so that studs -2- engage in grooves -4-.

–  Apply tools to front bonded rubber bush and wheel bearing housing as shown in illustration.   Note When positioning the wheel bearing housing on the sleeve -T40184/1-, make sure the rubber sleeve of the rear bonded rubber bush is not damaged / moved. 1 -  Press tool -VW 411- 2 -  Thrust plate -T40184/2- 3 -  Wheel bearing housing 4 -  Sleeve -T40184/1- Side with groove must face wheel bearing housing. If bonded rubber bush has a „positioning lug“, this fits into groove on sleeve -T40184/1-. –  Press out front bonded rubber bush.

Installing front bonded rubber bush –  Insert front bonded rubber bush into sleeve -T40184/3-. Thin collar -arrow- must face upwards. To press in front bonded rubber bush, position thrust plate -T40184/2--3- on front bonded rubber bush so that studs -2- engage in grooves -4-.

–  Press in front bonded rubber bush until it makes contact with thrust plates -1- and -6-. 1 -  Thrust plate -VW 401-. Position as shown in illustration. 2 -  Sleeve -T40184/3- 3 -  Bonded rubber bush (front) 4 -  Press tool -VW 408 A- 5 -  Thrust plate -T40184/2- 6 -  Thrust plate -VW 402-. Position as shown in illustration. –  Then pull thrust plates -1- and -6- apart slightly.

–  Press front bonded rubber bush approx. 2 mm out of sleeve -T40184/3-.    a = 2 mm –  Detach press tool -VW 408 A- and insert press tool -VW 411-. –  Position wheel bearing housing on workshop press -V.A.G 1290 A-.

–  Position front bonded rubber bush (not visible in illustration), thrust plate -3- and sleeve -1- on wheel bearing housing. 1 -  Sleeve -T40184/3- 2 -  Press tool -VW 411- 3 -  Thrust plate -T40184/2-. Note installation position on front bonded rubber bush.

–  Apply tools to front bonded rubber bush and wheel bearing housing -3- as shown in illustration.   Note When positioning the wheel bearing housing on the sleeve -T40184/1-, make sure the rubber sleeve of the rear bonded rubber bush is not damaged / moved. –  Slowly press in front bonded rubber bush (not visible in illustration) until sleeve -2- can be lifted off. 1 -  Press tool -VW 411- 2 -  Sleeve -T40184/3- 3 -  Wheel bearing housing 4 -  Sleeve -T40184/1- Side with groove must face wheel bearing housing. If bonded rubber bush has a „positioning lug“, this fits into groove on sleeve -T40184/1-. 5 -  Thrust plate -VW 402-

Item -3- can be disregarded. –  Slowly press in front bonded rubber bush -2- until it is flush with edge of wheel bearing housing -arrow-. –  Install wheel bearing housing → Chapter.