Front Subframe Mount: Service and Repair

Subframe Bonded Rubber Bushing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Installation Device (3372)

• Thrust Plate (VW 401)

• Punch (VW 407)

• Arbor 50 mm Diameter (VW 432)

• Assembly Tool (T10214)

• Assembly Tool (T10267)

• Tube from Assembly Tool (T10244/3)

- Remove the subframe. Refer to => [ Subframe ] Subframe.

- Remove pendulum support from subframe.

Pressing Out Bonded Rubber Mount






- Install (T10267) - 4 - on subframe. Secure safety bolts using securing pins.

1. (VW 407)

2. (3372/1)

3. (VW 401)

4. (T10267)

5. (T10244/3)


- Press out both bonded rubber bushings at the same time as depicted in the illustration.

• Flat side of (3372/1) must face insert - A - on (T10267) , otherwise insert may be damaged.

• (T10244/3) has a larger and a smaller inner diameter. Subframe must contact larger inner diameter of (T10244/3).

Installing Bonded Rubber Bushing






- Bolt both bonded rubber bushings with original bolt, cutouts - arrows - must align when doing this.

- Insert bolted bonded rubber bushings, with bolt head downward, into the large diameter of tube (T10214/2).






1. (VW 432)

2. (T10214/3) without bolts

3. Bonded Rubber Bushing

4. (T10214/2)

5. (T10214/1)

6. (VW 401)


- Install the bonded rubber bushing - 1 - until it reaches dimension - a -.






Dimension - a - = 2 - 3 mm.

- Align (T10214/2) on subframe with pressed in bonded rubber bushings. Edges of bonded rubber bushing inner core - 1 - must run on imaginary line parallel to edge of (T10267) - 2 -.






Distance - a - must be identical at left and right to guarantee parallelism.

- Subframe makes contact on smaller inner diameter of (T10244/3).

- Press in bearing on stop and until a pressing force of 20 kN (4,500 lbf) has been obtained.






1. (VW 407)

2. (T10214/3)

3. (T10214/2)

4. (T10267)

5. (T10244/3)


- Remove (T10267) from subframe and check seating of the pressed in bonded rubber bushing.

• The outer diameter - 1 - of both bonded rubber bushings must project up to 2 mm beyond edge in area of opening for pendulum support.






• Cutouts of bonded rubber bushings must lie at center in opening of subframe.

• Gap - arrow - between bonded rubber bushings is permissible.

- Install subframe => [ Subframe ] Subframe.