Running gear, axles, steering · Front suspension · Lower suspension link, swivel joint
Renewing front bonded rubber bush for lower suspension link

Special tools and workshop equipment required
- Drift - T10219/2-
- Thrust plate - VW 402-
- Press tool - VW 411-

- Tube - 2010-

- Press tool - VW 412-
- Remove suspension link ⇒ 4.1 Removing and installing lower suspension link.
Pressing out bonded rubber bush

- Press out bonded rubber bush as illustrated.
- 1 Press tool - VW 411-
- 2 Tube - 2010- (Larger internal diameter of wheel bearing
faces suspension link)
- 3 Pressure plate - VW 402-
Pressing in bonded rubber bush
- Moisten outer surface of bonded rubber bush with assembly oil - G 294 421 A1-.

- Press in bonded rubber bush as illustrated.
- 1 Pin - T10219/2-
- 2 Bonded rubber bush
- 3 Tube - 2010- (Larger internal diameter of wheel bearing
faces suspension link)
- 4 Pressure plate - VW 402-

- Press in bonded rubber bush until core of bush -1- and hole in suspension link -2- are flush.

- Press bush back slightly in the suspension link.
- 1 Press tool - VW 412-
- 2 Tube - 2010- (Larger internal diameter of wheel bearing
faces suspension link)
- 3 Pressure plate - VW 402-
The dimensions -a- and -b- must be the same.
- Install suspension link, vehicles with manual gearbox ⇒ 4.1.1 Removing and installing lower suspension link, vehicles with manual gearbox.
- 6C 2014–2017 Install suspension link, vehicles with automatic or dual clutch gearbox ⇒ 4.1.2 Removing and installing lower suspension link, vehicles with automatic or dual clutch gearbox.
