Audi Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

• Hexagon nut
• ◆ 1 Nm
• Retaining strip
• ◆ Bonding surface must be free from dust and grease before pressing the retaining strip on.
• ◆ Self-adhesive, pull off the protective sheet just before assembly.
• ‒ Warm the retaining strip before assembly with hot air gun at around 40°C +10°C.
• ‒ Centre the front and rear retaining strip with a tubular rivet.
• ‒ Press the retaining strip firmly onto the bonding surface completely flat, at the sill panel.
• ‒ Rivet the retaining strip, starting from the front to back, at the sill panel.

• Tubular rivet
• ◆ 5x
• Bracket
• Collar bolt
• ◆ 1.5 Nm
• Cross head screw
• ◆ 1.5 Nm
• Rear cover
• ◆ Remove => Fig 1.
• Sill panel trim
• ◆ Before assembly, remove the rear cover -7- =>Fig.1.
• ◆ Remove front end cap -10-.
• ‒ Unscrew the front and rear crosshead bolt -6-.
• ‒ Release the catches -12- and pull them out.
• ‒ Unbolt cap nuts -11-.

• ‒ Unscrew the screws attaching the wheel housing liner in the hexagon bolts area -1-.
• ‒ Press out the wheel housing liner to the side and unscrew the hexagon bolts -1-.
• ‒ On the right side, you must detach additional screws attached for the activated charcoal filter.
• ‒ Take off sill panel trim from the front of the bracket -4- and remove from the sill panel.

• Screw lock for mount
• ◆ Tab on mount must point to centre of vehicle.

• Front end cap
• ◆ 
• Cap nut
• ◆ 1.5 Nm
• Screw lock
• ◆ Notches -arrow- must show at the front in the direction of travel

Fig.1    → Removing and installing front end cap

• ‒ Front wheel removed.
• ‒ Drill the rivet head of the tubular rivet -3- and fold the shank.
• ‒ Unscrew the front end cap screws from the wheel housing liner.
• ‒ Press out the wheel housing liner to the side and unscrew the hexagon bolts -2-.
• ‒ Remove the front end cap -1- on the side of the wing.

Fig.1    → Removing and installing rear cover

• ‒ Drill the rivet head of the tubular rivet -2- and fold the shank.
• ‒ Push out the pin from the split rivet and remove the split rivet from the cover.
• ‒ You will need the pin for the split rivet again when installing.
• ‒ Remove the cover from the bracket, upper first and then remove from the outside.
• ‒ On further removing the sill panel trim, unscrew the crosshead screws -arrows-.