A4 Mk1: Running gear
Also for this vehicle: A4 Cabriolet L4-1.8L Turbo (AMB) (2005), A4 Cabriolet L4-2.0L Turbo (BWT) (2007), A4 Cabriolet Mk2, A4 Cabriolet V6-3.0L (AVK) (2003), 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 system96 pages
Technical data6 pages
ABS, ADR, TCS, EDL, ESP25 pages
General information on the anti-lock brake system3 pages
- Component overview for ABS/ESP system
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) Bosch 5.04 pages
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) Bosch 5.33 pages
Removing and installing components of the ABS/ESP system6 pages
- Removing and installing components of ABS system on front axle
- Removing and installing components of ABS system on rear axle, FWD models
- Removing and installing components of ABS system on rear axle, 4WD models
Brake, brake mechanics31 pages
Front brake HP-2 double-piston brake/steel3 pages
Front brake HP-2 double-piston brake / aluminium3 pages
- Removing and installing handbrake cables (FWD models)
- Removing and installing handbrake cables (4WD models)
- Assembly overview: Brake pedal, LHD models
- Assembly overview: Brake pedal, RHD models
Removing and installing mounting bracket for brake pedal2 pages
Brakes, hydraulics, regulator, servo34 pages
- Pressurised leak test
Brake caliper FN33 pages
Brake caliper C543 pages
Brake caliper FN23 pages
Brake caliper HP-2 double-piston brake caliper/steel3 pages
Brake caliper HP-2 double-piston brake caliper/aluminium3 pages
Servicing rear brake caliper4 pages
- Assembly overview: Servo unit/brake master cylinder
- Removing and installing brake master cylinder
- Removing and installing brake servo
- Removing and installing brake master cylinder together with brake servo unit
Running Gear Self-Diagnosis for ABS, ESP › Self diagnosis, V.A.G Inspection Service52 pages
ESP, Electronic-Stability-Program Bosch 5.310 pages
ESP Electrical check3 pages
Running gear, front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive163 pages
Technical data14 pages
Prescribed disposal procedure for oil-filled components4 pages
Front suspension, drive shafts44 pages
Vehicle level senders for vehicles with automatic headlight range control2 pages
Servicing drive shaft with constant velocity joint6 pages
Servicing drive shaft with triple roller joint6 pages
Track control link3 pages
- Removing and installing anti-roll bar
Rear suspension, drive shaft33 pages
- Servicing rear axle
Servicing rear axle (front-wheel drive vehicles)4 pages
- Servicing suspension (front-wheel drive)
Vehicle level senders for vehicles with automatic headlight range control2 pages
Servicing rear axle (four-wheel drive vehicles)4 pages
Suspension strut and upper link3 pages
Wheel bearing housing (four-wheel drive)4 pages
Wheels, tyres. axle align27 pages
Wheels and tyres4 pages
Wheel alignment23 pages
- General
- Test requirements
- Wheel alignment specifications (front-wheel drive vehicles)
- Wheel alignment specifications (four-wheel drive vehicles)
- Wheel alignment specifications (front-wheel drive vehicles with aluminium mounting bracket)
- Wheel alignment specifications (four-wheel drive vehicles with aluminium mounting bracket)
- Wheel alignment specifications (sports running gear 1BD, RS4)
- Wheel alignment specifications (sports running gear 1BV, 1BQ)
- Preparation for measurement
- Assignment of adapters to running gear for alignment
- Sequence of wheel alignment operations
- Vehicle pull and crash vehicles
- Checking and if necessary balancing out camber at front axle
- Checking rear axle camber (front-wheel drive vehicles)
- Adjusting rear axle camber (four-wheel drive vehicles)
- Balancing out rear axle toe (front-wheel drive vehicles)
- Adjusting rear axle toe (four-wheel drive vehicles)
- Adjusting front axle toe-in curve
- Moving vehicle to initial position for wheel alignment
- Raising vehicle with running gear 1BA, 1BB, 1BC, 1BD, 1BE, 1BP, 1BQ, 1BT, 1BV, RS4
- Adjusting toe constant "S"
- Adjusting front axle toe
Steering45 pages
Steering box (left-hand drive)4 pages
Steering box (right-hand drive)3 pages
- Removing and installing track rods
Dismantling and assembling power-assisted steering box3 pages
Checking fluid level, bleeding steering system, leak test4 pages
- Adjusting power-assisted steering box
Exploded view: Vane pump, reservoir, hydraulic pipes4 pages
Checking delivery pressure of vane pump5 pages
Removing and installing vane pump7 pages
- General information
- Removing and installing vane pump (vehicles with 4-cyl. engines)
- Removing and installing vane pump (vehicles with 6-cyl. 2-valve petrol engine)
- Removing and installing vane pump (vehicles with 6-cyl. 5-valve petrol engine except bi-turbo)
- Removing and installing vane pump (vehicles with 6-cyl. 5-valve turbo petrol engine - bi-turbo)
- Removing and installing vane pump (vehicles with 6-cyl. TDI engine)
Mechanically adjustable steering column with column tube5 pages
Mechanically adjustable steering column with no column tube4 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