Audi Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

This operation is only necessary if hexagon bolt for connecting upper links to wheel bearing housing cannot be removed.

Special tools and workshop equipment required

• ◆ V.A.G 1332 Torque wrench
• ◆ VAS 6085 Pressing-out tool

Removing

→ Pressing-out tool VAS 6085 components

•     1 -    Basic element
•     2 -    Adapter
•     3 -    Thrust bolt M10 x 1.25 x 95
•     4 -    Threaded sleeve
•     5 -    Press tool (length 78 mm)
•     6 -    Press tool (length 98 mm)
•     7 -    Press tool (length 118 mm)
•     8 -    Nut

Note:

Before starting work, apply polycarbamide grease, part no. G 052 142 A2 to thrust bolt, press tools and nut.

• ‒ Remove wheel.
• ‒ Pull wire of ABS speed sensor out of holder at brake caliper.

• ‒ → Unscrew nut -1-.

Bolts -3- and -4- are never to be slackened off.

• ‒ → Position basic element -1- on wheel bearing housing. In doing so, recesses engage beneath joints of links.

Note:

On inserting basic element, pay attention to bellows of links so as to avoid damage.

• ‒ Basic element -1- must be inserted such that end of bolt -arrow- is centred in hole in basic element.
• ‒ Screw home adapter -2- in basic element -1- to lock basic element.

• ‒ → Screw home threaded sleeve -4- in basic element -1-.
• ‒ Insert press tool -5- in threaded sleeve -4-.

• ‒ → Screw nut -8- onto threaded sleeve -4- and turn as far as it will go, thus pressing out bolt.

Note:

Use can be made of a wrench or an impact screwdriver to turn nut -8-.

• ‒ Unscrew nut -8- from threaded sleeve -4-, take out press tool -5- and insert press tool -6- in threaded sleeve -4-.
• ‒ Repeat pressing process.
• ‒ If bolt can still not be taken out by hand, repeat pressing process with press tool -7-.

• ‒ Unscrew nut -8- from threaded sleeve -4-. Take out press tool and bolt.
• ‒ → Screw thrust bolt -3- into one of the guides -A- in each case and press links -B- out of wheel bearing housing.
• ‒ Screw thrust bolt -3- out of guide -A- and release adapter -2-.
• ‒ Detach basic element -1- from wheel bearing housing.