Renewing front bonded rubber bushes in rear final drive carrier — AUDI
Renewing front bonded rubber bushes in rear final drive carrier on Audi: 10 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Transporter T5 (7H), VW Transporter T5 (7J), VW Transporter T6 (7E)
- Special tools named: puller
📋 Procedure
- Remove rear final drive with rear final drive carrier 6-speed manual gearbox 0A5 four-wheel drive39Installing and removing rear final drive.
- Remove final drive carrier from final drive.
- Push thrust plateVW 401 under edge (B) to stop against rear final drive carrier.
- Press out bonded rubber bush (C) via puller (A) opposite the direction of pressing in.
- Before pressing in, coat rubber bead of bonded rubber bush with lubricant, e.g., soft soap.
- Position bonded rubber bush with flat surfaces (arrows 1) in installation position. The lugs (arrow 2) face indirection of travel (arrow).
- Set clamp40 - 204 A on bonded rubber bush (A) so the lugs will not be damaged.
- Press in the bonded rubber bush to stop.
- Lever rubber bead of bonded rubber bush (A) out after pressing work is completed.
- Attach rear final drive carrier to rear final drive and install in vehicle 6-speed manual gearbox 0A5, four-wheel drive39Removing and installing rear final drive.
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