Front Subframe Mount: Service and Repair

Subframe Bonded Rubber Bushings

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Installation device (3372)

• Thrust plate (VW 401)

• Punch (VW 407)

• Press piece (VW 432)

• Assembly tool (T10214)

• Assembly Tool (T10267) with adapter (T10267/1A)

• Tube from assembly tool (T10244/3)

Bonded Rubber Bushing, Pressing Out

- Remove subframe. Refer to => [ Subframe without Steering Gear ] Subframe Without Steering Gear.

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





1. (VW 407)

2. Press piece (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 - of (T10267), otherwise insert may be damaged.

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

Bonded Rubber Bushing, Pressing In

- 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 large diameter of tube (T10214/2).





1. (VW 432)

2. Thrust piece (T10214/3) without bolts

3. Bonded rubber bearing

4. Tube (T10214/2)

5. Tube (T10214/1)

6. (VW 401)

- Press bonded rubber bushing - 1 - in until dimension - a - has been obtained.





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 tube (T10244/3).

- Press in bearing on stop and until a pressing force of 20 kN has been obtained.





1. (VW 407)

2. Press piece (T10214/3)

3. Tube (T10214/2)

4. (T10267)

5. Tube (T10214/1)

- 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. Refer to => [ Installing ] Subframe Without Steering Gear.