Renewing bonded rubber bush for axle beam

Special tools and workshop equipment required

• Thrust piece - 3416/1-
• Thrust piece - 3416/2-
• Assembly tool - T10205-
• Assembly tool - T10254-
• Assembly tool - T10263-
• Torque wrench - V.A.G 1332-

• Engine and gearbox jack - V.A.G 1383 A-
• Universal gearbox mounting - V.A.G 1359/2-
• Brake pedal depressor - V.A.G 1869/2-
• Hydraulic cylinder - VAS 6178-
• Foot pump - VAS 6179-

Removing

• Release handbrake.
• Apply brake pedal depressor - V.A.G 1869/2-.
• Raise vehicle to working height.
• Remove wheels.
• Pull connector off speed sensor.

• Unclip wire -1- for speed sensor from brackets -arrows-.

• Unscrew bolts for wheel housing liners -arrows- on both sides.

Vehicles with dynamic headlight range control

• Unbolt coupling rod of rear left vehicle level sender - G76- from rear axle -arrow-.

Continued for all vehicles

• Disconnect left brake line -arrow A- and remove clip -arrow B-.
• Pull left brake hose -1- out of retainer.

• Unscrew bolt -arrow- and remove retainer -1- from mounting bracket.

• Disconnect right brake line -arrow A- and remove clip -arrow B-.
• Pull right brake hose -1- out of axle beam.

6R 2009–2014 All vehicles except for R WRC

R WRC only

• Unscrew bolt -1-, and remove bracket -2- from axle beam.
• Unscrew nuts -3-.
• Unscrew bolts -4- for right and left axle beams.

Continued for all vehicles

• Remove handbrake cables from retainers -arrows-.
• Pull handbrake cables out of guide tubes.
• Secure rear axle with a strap or similar when lowering and removing.
• Unscrew bolts -1- for right and left axle beams.
• Lower rear axle with engine and gearbox jack - V.A.G 1383 A-.

• Fit special tools as shown in illustration.

• 1 Spindle - T10254/5-
• 2 Nut - T10254/4-
• 3 Press tool - 3416/2-
• 4 Bonded rubber bush
• 5 Tube - T10263/6-
• 6 Pressure plate - T10205/1-
• 7 Foot pump - VAS 6179-
• 8 Hydraulic press - VAS 6178- and thrust piece - T10205/13-
• 9 Nut - T10254/4-

• Take up play in special tools.

• Tube - T10263/6- -1- must be positioned on bonded rubber bush so that outer circumference is able to rest evenly on axle beam -arrow-.
• Pull out bonded rubber bush by operating the pump.

• The bonded rubber bush must be removed from the tube - T10356/6- once the bush has been pulled out.
• Clamp tube - T10356/6- on the intended surfaces in a vice.
• Insert a screwdriver between tube - T10356/6- and bonded rubber bush and lever bush out of tube -arrow-. If necessary, apply a drift to bush and drive out with light hammer blows.

Installing

• Bolt new bonded rubber bush with specified special tools.

• 1 Spindle - T10254/5-
• 2 Nut - T10254/4-
• 3 Press tool - 3416/1-
• 4 Bonded rubber bush
• 5 Press tool - 3416/2-
• 6 Nut M12 x 1.5, commercially available

Face end of bonded rubber bush is equipped with a lug, which fits precisely into recess on thrust piece - 3416/2- -5-.

• Mark position of lug on long side of bonded rubber bush -arrow-.

• Fit bonded rubber bush and special tools to the rear axle.

• 1 Spindle - T10254/5-
• 2 Nut - T10254/4-
• 3 Hydraulic press - VAS 6178- and thrust piece - T10205/13-
• 4 Foot pump - VAS 6179-
• 5 Pressure plate - T10205/1-
• 6 Tube - T10263/6-
• 7 Bonded rubber bush
• 8 Press tool - 3416/1-
• 9 Nut - T10254/4-

• Before pressing in bonded rubber bush, make sure that marking you previously made aligns with edge -arrow- of axle beam.
• Pressing in bonded rubber bush.
• After mounting, check installed position of bonded rubber bush.
• Grease the kidney-shaped cavities on the bonded rubber bush with assembly paste - G 052 150 A2- before installing rear axle.

Noises can occur when the vehicle is driven if the rear axle is installed “dry”.

• Tighten rear axle in unladen position ⇒ 3.6.2 Raising wheel bearing assembly to unladen position (vehicles with coil springs), rear axle.

Continue installation in reverse order of removal.

• Bleed brake system ⇒ Brake system; Rep. gr. 47; Hydraulic system; Bleeding hydraulic system following standard procedure.
• Install wheels and tighten bolts or nuts ⇒ 1.5 Specified torques for wheel bolts.

Specified torques

6C 2014–2017

• ⇒ 2.1 Assembly overview - axle beam
• ⇒ 2.1 Assembly overview - rear vehicle level senders
• Brake lines to brake hose ⇒ Brake system; Rep. gr. 46; Rear brake