A4 Cabriolet Mk2: Running gear
Also for this vehicle: A4 Cabriolet L4-1.8L Turbo (AMB) (2005), A4 Cabriolet L4-2.0L Turbo (BWT) (2007), A4 Cabriolet V6-3.0L (AVK) (2003), A4 Mk1, A4 Mk2, A4 Mk3, A4 Quattro Cabriolet L4-2.0L Turbo (BWT) (2009), A4 Quattro Cabriolet V6-3.0L (BGN) (2005), A4 Quattro Cabriolet V6-3.2L (BKH) (2007), A4 Quattro Sedan L4-1.8L Turbo (AEB) (1998), A4 Quattro Sedan L4-1.8L Turbo (ATW) (2000), A4 Quattro Sedan L4-1.8L Turbo (AWM) (2001), A4 Quattro Sedan L4-2.0L Turbo (BPG) (2005), A4 Quattro Sedan L4-2.0L Turbo (CAEB) (2009), A4 Quattro Sedan V6-2.8L (ACK) (1997), A4 Quattro Sedan V6-3.0L (AVK) (2002), A4 Quattro Sedan V6-3.2L (BKH) (2005), A4 Quattro Wagon (8K5) L4-2.0L Turbo (CAEB) (2011), A4 Quattro Wagon L4-1.8L Turbo (AEB) (1999), A4 Quattro Wagon L4-1.8L Turbo (ATW) (2000), A4 Quattro Wagon L4-1.8L Turbo (AWM) (2001), A4 Quattro Wagon L4-2.0L Turbo (BPG) (2005), A4 Quattro Wagon L4-2.0L Turbo (CAEB) (2009), A4 Quattro Wagon V6-2.8L (AHA) (1998), A4 Quattro Wagon V6-3.0L (AVK) (2002), A4 Quattro Wagon V6-3.2L (BKH) (2005), A4 Sedan L4-1.8L Turbo (AEB) (1997), A4 Sedan L4-1.8L Turbo (ATW) (2000), A4 Sedan L4-1.8L Turbo (AWM) (2001), A4 Sedan L4-2.0L Turbo (BPG) (2005), A4 Sedan V6-2.8L (AFC) (1996), A4 Sedan V6-2.8L (AHA) (1998), A4 Sedan V6-3.0L (AVK) (2002), A4 Sedan V6-3.2L (BKH) (2007), A4 V6-3.0L (AVK) (2004).
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Brake system123 pages
Technical data20 pages
Assessment of wear on ceramic brake discs4 pages
ABS, ADR, TCS, EDL, ESP20 pages
ABS/ESP components: exploded view2 pages
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) Bosch 5.74 pages
Removing and installing parts of ABS system on front axle2 pages
Removing and installing parts of ABS system on rear axle (vehicles with front-wheel drive)2 pages
Removing and installing parts of ABS system on rear axle (vehicles with four-wheel drive)2 pages
Removing and installing parts of ABS/ESP system3 pages
- Removing and installing brake pressure sender 1 G201
Brake, brake mechanics34 pages
- Removing and installing handbrake cables - front-wheel drive vehicles
- Removing and installing handbrake cables - four-wheel drive vehicles
- Removing and installing handbrake lever
- Brake pedal on LHD models: exploded view of components
- Removing and installing mounting bracket for brake pedal
- Brake pedal on RHD models: exploded view of components
Brakes, hydraulics, regulator, servo49 pages
Pressurised leak test4 pages
Brake caliper C543 pages
Brake caliper FN33 pages
Brake caliper FNRG603 pages
Brake caliper Brembo 18”3 pages
Brake caliper (ceramic brakes)3 pages
Rear brake caliper3 pages
Bleeding brake system3 pages
Tandem brake servo / brake master cylinder for LHD vehicles: exploded view of components2 pages
- Removing and installing brake master cylinder with brake servo
Tandem brake servo / brake master cylinder for RHD vehicles: exploded view of components2 pages
Running gear, front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive224 pages
Technical data15 pages
Proper disposal of fluid-filled components4 pages
Subframe/body mountings3 pages
Front suspension, drive shafts70 pages
Servicing front suspension4 pages
Wheel bearing housing3 pages
Mounting bracket and upper links4 pages
Vehicle level sender for vehicles with automatic headlight range control3 pages
- Removing and installing diagonal struts (front)
Servicing drive shaft with triple roller joint AAR 20007 pages
Dismantling and assembling peened triple roller joint AAR 2600 i or 3300 i5 pages
Servicing drive shafts with triple roller joint AAR 29004 pages
Servicing drive shaft (with 100 mm dia. inner constant velocity joint)7 pages
Servicing drive shaft (with 108 mm dia. inner constant velocity joint)7 pages
Rear suspension, drive shaft58 pages
Layout of rear suspension components11 pages
- General notes
- Lifting suspension to unladen position
- Component groups
- Part I: Subframe - front-wheel drive
- Part II: Subframe - four-wheel drive
- Part III: Trapezium link, transverse link, track rod
- Part IV: Hub carrier - front-wheel drive
- Part V: Wheel bearing housing (steel) - four-wheel drive
- Part VI: Anti-roll bar
- Part VII: Wheel bearing housing (aluminium) - four-wheel drive
Vehicle level sender for vehicles with automatic headlight range control3 pages
Hub carrier/wheel bearing housing and wheel bearing unit7 pages
- Removing and installing hub carrier/wheel bearing housing (steel)
- Servicing hub carrier (front-wheel drive)
- Servicing wheel bearing housing (steel) - four-wheel drive
- Removing and installing wheel bearing with wheel bearing housing (steel) installed - four-wheel drive
- Removing and installing wheel bearing unit (bolted version)
- Removing and installing wheel bearing housing (aluminium) - four-wheel drive
Self-levelling air spring system › Dynamic Ride Control (DRC II)8 pages
Wheels, tyres. axle align25 pages
- Wheels, tyres
Tyre pressure monitoring system9 pages
- General notes
- Tyre pressure monitoring system - overview of components
- Wheel electronics - exploded view
- Changing a tyre
- Removing and installing metal valve body
- Removing and installing tyre pressure monitor control unit J502
- Removing and installing rear tyre pressure monitor aerial
- Operation of Tyre Pressure Monitoring System
Wheel alignment15 pages
- General notes
- Test requirements:
- Wheel alignment specifications
- Preparations for measurement
- Assignment of adapters to running gear versions (for wheel alignment)
- Checking centre position of steering rack (mechanical method)
- Checking camber at front wheels and centralising if necessary
- Adjusting camber at rear wheels
- Adjusting toe setting at rear wheels
- Adjusting toe-in curve at front wheels
- Setting vehicle to initial position for wheel alignment
- Lifting vehicle with running gear types 1BA, 1BB, 1BR, 1BE, 1BV, 1BD, 2MC, 2ME
- Adjusting toe-constant "S”
- Adjusting toe setting at front wheels
Steering48 pages
Steering wheel with airbag3 pages
- Adjusting power steering box
Track rod ball joint and track rod3 pages
Checking fluid level, bleeding steering system and checking for leaks4 pages
Power steering pump, reservoir and hydraulic pipes: exploded view4 pages
Checking delivery pressure of power steering pump4 pages
Removing and installing power steering pump8 pages
- General notes
- Removing and installing power steering pump (vehicles with 4-cyl. engine)
- Removing and installing power steering pump (vehicles with 6-cyl. petrol engine) (MPI)
- Removing and installing power steering pump (vehicles with 6-cyl. petrol engine) (FSI)
- Removing and installing power steering pump (vehicles with 6-cyl. 2.5 ltr. TDI engine)
- Removing and installing power steering pump (vehicles with 6-cyl. 2.7 ltr. and 3.0 ltr. TDI common rail engine)
- Removing and installing power steering pump (vehicles with 8-cyl. petrol engine with timing chain)
Installation position of suction hose3 pages
Wheels and tyres › Wheels, tyres. axle align143 pages
- General information on wheels and tyres (passenger cars)
Legal and technical requirements for retrofitting different wheel/tyre combinations3 pages
- Reduced rolling resistance tyres
- Additional wheel housing extensions (flaps)
- Rims with bonded wheel trim
Rims with exchangeable trim elements (bonded)3 pages
- Rims with exchangeable trim elements (bolted)
- Split rim composite wheels
Design of wheels (rims)5 pages
- Tightening torques for wheel bolts
Fitting wheels / tyres / tyre pressure monitor16 pages
- General information on wheels and tyres
- Exploded view of components for light alloy wheels
- Exploded view of components for PAX run-flat tyres
- Instructions for changing/fitting wheels
- Removing and fitting run-flat tyres
- Safety notes for run-flat tyres
- Conditions for fitting run-flat tyres
- Unseating run-flat tyres
- Removing run-flat tyres
- Fitting run-flat tyres
- Exploded view of tyre pressure monitor
- Changing a tyre
- Removing and installing metal valve body
- Wheel electronics (TPM) - Beru system
- Wheel electronics (TPM) - Siemens system
- Repairing slight damage on rims
Tyre requirements and tyre maintenance24 pages
- Introduction
- Requirements to be met by tyres
- Factors influencing the service life of a tyre
- Tyre pressure (maintenance)
- Driving style
- Measuring tread depth
- Identification markings on the tyre sidewall
- Designations on sidewall of tyres with run-flat system (PAX)
- "80" series tyres
- Speed rating / maximum speed
- Speed symbols for tyres
- Winter tyres with speed symbol "V"
- Load rating code/load index (LI)
- Reinforced/Extra Load (XL) tyres
- Extra Load (XL) V winter tyres
- Snow chains
- The valve
- Tyre storage
- Storing the tyres
- Tyre ageing
- Renewing tyres
- Care and maintenance of alloy wheel rims
- Tyres with rim protectors
Rough running caused by wheels/tyres3 pages
Wheel balancing13 pages
- General notes
- Conducting a road test before balancing wheels
- Balancing wheels on stationary wheel balancer
- Wheels with sensitive surfaces and bonded wheel trims
- Work sequence when balancing wheels and tyres
- Finish balancer
- Vibration control systemVAS 6230 A
- Radial and lateral run-out on wheels and tyres
- Checking radial and lateral run-out of wheels and tyres on V.A.G 1435
- Checking radial and lateral run-out of wheels and tyres with wheel balancing machine centring systemVAS 5271
- Checking radial and lateral run-out on rim
- Match mounting
Tyre damage17 pages
- General notes
- Checking tyres
- Construction of belted radial tyres
- Torn tread
- Radial depressions
- Impact damage
- Cuts
- Damage caused by foreign bodies
- Loss of air from tyre
- Damage occurring when fitting tyres
- Bead damage caused by fitting machine
- Tyre pressure
- Tyre damage due to insufficient inflation pressure
- Slow loss of tyre pressure
- Temperature increase caused by insufficient inflation pressure
- Tears in tyre
Vehicles with breakdown set5 pages
Tyre pressure monitoring systems3 pages
Tyres with run-flat capability (PAX)10 pages
- Construction of tyres with run-flat capability (PAX)
- Codes and designations on tyres with run-flat capability (PAX)
- Support ring on PAX wheels
- Dimensions and designations for PAX rims
- Inflating tyres on PAX wheels
- Wheel alignment
- Repairing tyres with run-flat capability (PAX)
- PAX tyres - assessing condition
- Checking support ring
Self supporting tyres (SST) with run-flat capability4 pages