A3 L4-2.0L Turbo (BPY) (2006)
Constant Velocity Joint: Removal and Replacement
Drive Axle with Intermediate Shaft, Bolted Inner Joint
Drive Axle with Intermediate Shaft, Bolted Inner Joint
Removing
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Remove the noise insulation.
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Loosen wheel side drive axle threaded connection.
‹› Procedure for loosening the hex combination bolt. Refer to => [ Drive Axle Hex Combination Bolt, Loosening and Tightening ] See: Service and
Repair/Procedures/Drive Axle Hex Combination Bolt, Loosening and Tightening.
‹› Procedure for loosening 12-point bolt. Refer to => [ Drive Axle Twelve-Point Bolt, Loosening and Tightening ] See: Service and
Repair/Procedures/Drive Axle Twelve-Point Bolt, Loosening and Tightening.
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Remove wheel.
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Remove drive axle from the intermediate shaft flange.
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Remove hex nuts - arrows - on the ball joint.
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Remove nut from the level control system sensor linkage.
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Disengage transverse link from ball joint.
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Tip suspension strut outward while pressing drive axle out of wheel bearing unit with a brass drive.
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Remove drive shaft.
Installing
Installation is in reverse order of removal.
‹› => [ Wheel Bearing Housing and Bearing Unit Assembly Overview ] See: Wheel Bearing/Service and Repair/Removal and Replacement/Wheel
Bearing Housing and Bearing Unit Assembly Overview
‹› => [ Subframe, Diagonal Brace, Stabilizer, Transverse Link, Bracket and Level Control System Sensor Assembly Overview ] See: Body and
Frame/Frame/Subframe/Front Subframe/Service and Repair/Removal and Replacement/Subframe, Diagonal Brace, Stabilizer, Transverse Link,
Bracket and Level Control System Sensor Assembly Overview
‹› => [ Drive Axle with 100 mm Inner CV Joint ] See: Disassembly and Assembly/Drive Axle with 100 mm Inner CV Joint
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Tighten drive axle hex combi bolt. Refer to => [ Drive Axle Hex Combination Bolt, Loosening and Tightening ] See: Service and
Repair/Procedures/Drive Axle Hex Combination Bolt, Loosening and Tightening.