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Bonded Rubber Bushing, Pressing in (Camber Adjustment Screw
Connection)
• Observe installation position of bonded rubber bushing.
– Attach tools onto lower control arm, as shown in illustration.
1 - Nut
2 - Thrust Piece - T10230/8-
3 - Lower Control Arm
4 - Bonded Rubber Bushing
5 - Thrust Plate - T10230/7-
6 - Hydraulic Press - VAS6178-
7 - Nut - T10230/2-
8 - Threaded Spindle - T10230/1-
– Press in bonded rubber bushing until stop.
By doing this, core of bonded rubber bushing is pressed in by
Thrust Piece - T10230/6- more than might be required. This nec‐
essary so that the outside lip of the bonded rubber bushing
contacts the control arm. After loosening Hydraulic Press -
VAS6178- , bonded rubber bushing core settles into correct po‐
sition.
– Install control arm to subframe.
Note
♦
Bonded rubber bushings can only be turned to a limited extent.
Only tighten suspension screws when vehicle is in curb weight
or control position.
♦
Wheel bearing, lifting to curb weight position on vehicles with
coil springs, refer to
⇒ “1.4 Wheel Bearing in Curb Weight, Lifting Vehicles with Coil
Spring”, page 12 .
♦
For vehicles with air spring suspension, lift wheel suspension
in control position, refer to
⇒ “1.5 Wheel Bearing in Control Position, Lifting Vehicles with
Air Suspension”, page 14 .
– On vehicles with air suspension, position vehicle on wheels,
refer to
⇒ “4 Positioning Vehicle on Hoist and Wheels”, page 10 .
– An axle alignment may be required. Refer to
⇒ “5 Wheel Alignment”, page 247 .
Checking and aligning front/rear axle must take place on a VW/
Audi recommended alignment stand.
Audi Q7 2007 ➤
Suspension, Wheels, Steering - Edition 01.2014
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