Audi Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Special tools and workshop equipment required

• ◆ Pressing-out tool 3283

• ◆ Ball joint puller 3287 A (Audi S3 only)

Removing

• ‒ Unfasten drive shaft bolted joint on wheel end.
• ‒ Procedure for unfastening twelve-point nut
• ‒ Procedure for slackening off hexagon collared bolt => Page 40-139
• ‒ Remove wheel.
• ‒ Unscrew drive shaft from gearbox flange.

Audi A3:

• ‒ → Screw out bolts -arrows- at ball joint.

Audi S3:

• ‒ → Unscrew nut -arrow-.

• ‒ → Apply ball joint puller 3287 A to ball joint as shown.

Note:

Leave nut screwed several turns onto ball joint to protect thread.

• ‒ Press ball joint out of wheel bearing housing.

All models:

• ‒ → Apply pressing-out tool 3283 and press drive shaft out of wheel bearing housing.

Note:

Ensure adequate clearance when pressing out drive shaft.

Vehicles with automatic gearbox:

• ‒ → Screw out bolts -arrows-.

• ‒ → Use tyre iron to press engine/gearbox assembly in direction of travel -arrow-.

All models:

• ‒ Take out drive shaft.

Installing

Install in reverse order, paying attention to the following:

Vehicles with automatic gearbox:

• ‒ → Screw on pendulum support at subframe -arrows-.
• ‒ Use new bolts for attachment.

All models:

• ‒ Insert drive shaft in wheel bearing housing.

• ‒ Install ball joint => Page 40-28.
• ‒ Place inner joint of drive shaft in position and pre-tighten bolts diagonally to 10 Nm.
• ‒ Diagonally finish-tighten multi-point socket head bolts to stipulated torque.
• ‒ Tighten drive shaft bolted joint on wheel end.
• ‒ Procedure for tightening twelve-point nut => Page 40-135
• ‒ Procedure for tightening hexagon collared bolt => Page 40-139

Tightening torques

    1)    Replace bolts

    2)    90°corresponds to quarter turn

Perform wheel alignment on Audi A3 after installation.