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Volkswagen Golf Mk7 Service & Repair Manual: Repairing trailing arm

Using wheel bearing tube -3345-, assembly tool -3346-, thrust plate -VW 402- and press tool -VW 412-, this page covers repairing the Volkswagen Golf Mk7 torsion beam trailing arm.

Repairing trailing arm

Special tools and workshop equipment required
Tube for wheel bearing -3345-
Assembly tool -3346-
Thrust plate -VW 402-
Press tool -VW 412-
Thrust piece -T10496-

 
–  Remove trailing arm with mounting bracket → Chapter.
   
–  Clamp trailing arm -1- in vice using protective jaw covers.
–  Undo bolt -2- and remove mounting bracket -3- from trailing arm.
 

Repairing trailing arm

Pressing out bonded rubber bush
–  Fit tools as shown in illustration.
1 -  Press tool -VW 412-
2 -  Tube -3346/1- from assembly tool -3346- (the deep recess must face the bonded rubber bush)
3 -  Trailing arm
4 -  Bonded rubber bush
5 -  Tube for wheel bearing -3345-
6 -  Thrust plate -VW 402-
–  Press out bonded rubber bush.
 

Repairing trailing arm

Pressing in bonded rubber bush
–  Mark position of bonded rubber bush on trailing arm using a set square.
–  Position outer edge of set square on upper radius of hole -1- and on lower radius of hole -2-.
–  Make a mark above and below the trailing arm bush respectively -arrows-.
a -  90°
 

Repairing trailing arm

Position bonded rubber bush on trailing arm so that marked line -arrows- lies between the ribs -1-.
  Note
Take great care to ensure that the installation position of the bonded rubber bush is correct relative to the bush in the trailing arm.
 

Repairing trailing arm

–  Fit tools as shown in illustration.
1 -  Press tool -VW 412-
2 -  Thrust piece -T10496-
3 -  Bonded rubber bush
4 -  Trailing arm
5 -  Tube for wheel bearing -3345-
6 -  Thrust plate -VW 402-
–  Pressing in bonded rubber bush.
Determining position of mounting bracket in relation to trailing arm
 

Repairing trailing arm

–  Clamp trailing arm -2- in vice using protective jaw covers.
–  Position mounting bracket -1- on trailing arm -2-.
–  Screw in bolt -3-
–  Set dimension -a- to 37 mm and tighten bolt -3-.
–  Install trailing arm with mounting bracket → Chapter.
 

Repairing trailing arm

    Questions & answers

    Repairing trailing arm — Volkswagen Golf Mk7

    Can the Golf Mk7 trailing arm be repaired?
    Only the bonded rubber bush and spring seat can be renewed. Structural damage to the arm itself requires full replacement.
    Removing and installing trailing arm with mounting bracket, except for e-Golf
    Special tools and workshop equipment required     Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-   ...

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