Audi Workshop Service and Repair Manuals > A4 Mk2 > Running gear, front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive | Rear suspension, drive shaft | Shock absorber

Removing and installing shock absorber

Special tools and workshop equipment required

t	Spring compressor -V.A.G 1752/1-

t	Adapter -V.A.G 1752/9-

t	Rear axle spring retainers (A4) -V.A.G 1752/16-

t	Torque wrench - V.A.G 1331-

t	Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-

Removing

Discharging system on vehicles with Dynamic Ride Control (DRC II) → Chapter.

–	Remove wheel.

–	Remove coil spring → Chapter.

–	Unscrew nut -1- and pull out bolt (shown without splash plate)

–	Remove bolts -2-.

Note

Wheel housing liner does not have to be removed.

–	Take out shock absorber.

Installing

Note

Renew bolts and self-locking nuts ⇒ instructions in exploded views from → Chapter onwards.

–	Tighten bolts -2- → Item or → Item, respectively.

Note installation position at bottom mounting → Fig..

–	Bonded rubber bushes can only be turned to a limited extent. The mountings of the suspension links must therefore only be tightened when the suspension is in the unladen position → Chapter.

–	Tighten bolt connection -1- → Item (front-wheel drive) or → Item (four-wheel drive).

–	Install coil spring → Chapter.

Charging system on vehicles with Dynamic Ride Control (DRC II) → Chapter.

–	Fit and secure wheel → Wheels and tyres; Rep. Gr.44.

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