Audi Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

• ‒ Observe or obtain radio code on vehicles with coded radio.
• ‒ Disconnect earthing strap at battery with ignition switched off.
• ‒ Removing propshaft .

Vehicles with 4-cylinder normally aspirated engine:

• ‒ → Unplug connectors -2- and -3- at air mass meter and ACF valve.
• ‒ Pull ACF valve -1- off air cleaner housing.
• ‒ Loosen clamps on air duct -4-.
• ‒ Remove air cleaner housing -arrow-, but do not remove air duct -4-.

• ‒ Unscrew nuts securing front exhaust pipe to exhaust manifold.

=> 4-cylinder Engine (5-valve), Mechanical Components; Repair Group 26; Removing and installing exhaust system parts

Note:

Avoid excessive bending of the decoupling element at front exhaust pipe (max. 10o).

Vehicles with 4-cylinder turbo engine:

• ‒ → Disconnect wires/unplug connectors as follows:

•     1 -    At solenoid valve for boost pressure control -N75
•     2 -    At ACF valve
•     3 -    At output stage -N122
•     4 -    At air mass meter

• ‒ Disconnect hoses and remove air cleaner housing -arrows-.

• ‒ Remove coolant system expansion reservoir and lay to one side.
• ‒ → Unplug connector for lambda probe -arrow- and move wiring clear.

• ‒ Unscrew nuts securing turbocharger to front exhaust pipe:

=> 4-cylinder Engine (5-valve turbo), Mechanics; Repair Group 26; Removing and installing parts of exhaust system

Note:

Avoid excessive bending of the decoupling element at front exhaust pipe (max. 10o).

Vehicles with 6-cylinder engine:

• ‒ → Remove intake hose -A- (arrows).
• ‒ Unbolt coolant system expansion tank -B- (arrows) and lay to one side.
• ‒ Unscrew lambda probes on left and right exhaust pipes with special tool 3337 and move clear to the side.

All models:

• ‒ Unscrew engine/gearbox securing bolts accessible from above
• ‒ → Remove noise insulation -arrows-.

• ‒ → Unbolt bracket for noise insulation -arrow-.

Vehicles with 4-cylinder engine:

• ‒ → Detach heat shields -arrow 1- and -arrow 2- above the right-hand drive shaft.

• ‒ → Unbolt right-hand gearbox support complete with bonded rubber mounting -arrows-.
• ‒ Release clamping sleeves on exhaust system and push them towards the catalytic converter.
• ‒ Pull out catalytic converter together with exhaust pipe from underneath.

Vehicles with 6-cylinder engine:

• ‒ Detach heat shield above left and right drive shafts.
• ‒ → Unbolt front exhaust pipes with catalytic converters from left and right exhaust manifolds (3 nuts on each side) -arrows-:

=> 6-cylinder Engine (2-valve), Mechanics; Repair Group 26; Removing and installing exhaust system

=> 6-cylinder Engine (5-valve), Mechanical Components; Repair Group 26; Removing and installing exhaust system parts

• ‒ → Remove engine speed sender -G28 on left of gearbox -arrow- and lay to one side.

All models:

• ‒ Detach drive shafts from flange shafts and rest them on suspension links.

Note:

Take care not to damage protective coating on drive shafts.

• ‒ → Pull connector off sender for speedometer -arrow A-.
• ‒ Pull off connector on reversing light switch (multi-function sender) -arrow B-.
• ‒ Disconnect all other electrical connections and earth wires from gearbox and from the engine/gearbox securing bolts.

• ‒ → Unbolt starter from engine/gearbox and secure as necessary.

=> Electrical system; Repair Group 27; Removing and installing starter

Note:

Starter cables do not need to be disconnected.

Vehicles with standard-travel shift mechanism:

• ‒ → Unscrew bolt -2- at selector joint -1- on selector rod.

Vehicles with short-travel shift mechanism:

• ‒ → Detach selector rod -arrow A-.
• ‒ Unscrew hexagon socket head bolt on push rod -arrow B-.

Note:

Shown in illustration on manual gearbox 012.

All models:

• ‒ → Remove heat shield for propshaft from cover for Torsen differential -arrows-.

• ‒ → Unscrew propshaft -1- from gearbox and place onto heat shield -2-.
• ‒ Secure propshaft with wire -arrow- at bracket -3- of fuel lines.

• ‒ → Unscrew bottom engine/gearbox securing bolts, except for bolts indicated by arrows -A- and -B-.

• ‒ → Set up the gearbox support 3282 for removing the manual gearbox 01A (four-wheel drive) with adjustment plate 3282/10 and attach to gearbox lifter V.A.G 1383 A.

•     A -     Attachments

Notes:

• ◆ Attachments -A- are shown in schematic form, arrow -B- points in the direction of travel.
• ◆ Adjustment plate 3282/10 only fits in one position.

• ‒ → Run gearbox lifter V.A.G 1383 A with gearbox support 3282 in under the gearbox and take up the weight of the gearbox.

Note:

If gearbox support 3282 is not available, gearbox can be removed and installed using gearbox lifter V.A.G 1383 A and universal support V.A.G 1359/2.

• ‒ Support gearbox with gearbox lifter V.A.G 1383 A.

• ‒ → Align adjustment plate parallel to gearbox and lock safety support -arrow- on gearbox.

Vehicles with 4-cylinder engine:

• ‒ → Unbolt left gearbox support from bonded rubber mounting -2-.

Vehicles with 6-cylinder engine:

• ‒ → Unbolt left and right gearbox supports complete with bonded rubber mountings from gearbox and subframe -1- and -2-.

All models:

• ‒ → Remove remaining engine/gearbox securing bolts (arrows -A- and -B-).
• ‒ Press gearbox off dowel sleeves and lower carefully with gearbox lifter V.A.G 1383 A just far enough for access to the slave cylinder.

Note:

When lowering gearbox ensure hydraulic pipe/hose to slave cylinder is not damaged.

• ‒ → Remove clutch slave cylinder (arrow) and secure with wire, do not disconnect pipes.

Note:

Do not depress clutch pedal after removing slave cylinder.

• ‒ Lower gearbox completely.

Note:

When lowering gearbox ensure there is sufficient clearance to drive shafts.