Audi Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Removing and installing shock absorber - four-wheel drive vehicles

Special tools and workshop equipment required

t	Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331-

t	Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-

t	Engine and gearbox jack -V.A.G 1383 A-

t	Support -T10149-

Removing –  Before starting work, measure distance -a- from centre of wheel to lower edge of wheel housing with vehicle standing on its wheels. –  Raise vehicle on lifting platform. –  Remove wheel. –  Remove wheel housing liner → Rep. gr.66. –  Turn the wheel hub until one of the bores for the wheel bolts is at the top.

–  Attach support -T10149- with wheel bolt -arrow-. –  Fit support -T10149- in engine and gearbox jack -V.A.G 1383 A- and raise wheel bearing housing slightly. –  Remove bolts -1-.

Vehicles with electronic damping control: –  Release and unplug connector -2-. –  Detach retainer -1-.

All vehicles (continued): –  Unclip retaining tabs -1- and detach stone deflector -2-.

–  Remove bolt -2- and take off washer -1-. –  Take out shock absorber downwards. Installing Installation is carried out in the reverse sequence. Note the following points: Tightening torques → Chapter „Exploded view of wheel bearing housing, wheel bearing unit, shock absorber for coil springs - four-wheel drive vehicles“   Note t  Bonded rubber bushes can only be turned to a limited extent. The suspension mountings must therefore only be tightened when the suspension is in the unladen position or reference position. t  Raising suspension to unladen position (vehicles with coil springs) → Chapter –  Install wheel housing liner → Rep. gr.66. –  Secure wheel → Wheels and tyres; Rep. gr.44.