5-speed manual gearbox 0A4 — Bleeding clutch system — AUDI
5-speed manual gearbox 0A4 — Bleeding clutch system on Audi: 18 steps, 1 torque figure. What to remove, what to tighten and to how many Nm, what to check.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi A3 (8P, 2003–2012)
- Opens: brake fluid
- Special tools named: V.A.G 1869
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 6 Nm (4.4 lb-ft) | Tighten bleeder valve |
ℹ️ Always cross-check the exact figure against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening — a wrong torque can damage the engine. These values are extracted from workshop data and may not cover every variant or revision.
📋 Procedure
- Pull clutch pedal back to its normal rest position.
- Remove air cleaner housing completely 23.
- Connect brake filling and bleeding equipmentVAS 5234 or V.A.G 1869.
- To bleed system, use bleed hoseV.A.G 1238 B/3 - 670 mm long, if necessary.
- Then connect bleeder hose to collector bottle of brake bleeding unit.
- Connect bleed hose to bleeder connection (arrow).
- Now switch on bleeding equipment.
- Open bleeder valve.
- Bleed off about 100 cm3 of brake fluid.
- Close bleeder valve.
- Rapidly pump clutch pedal through full range of travel 10 to 15 times.
- Open bleeder valve once again.
- Bleed off an additional 50 cm3 of brake fluid.
- Tighten bleeder valve to 6 Nm, detach bleeder hose and fit protective cap. — 6 Nm (4.4 lb-ft)
- Detach brake filling and bleeding equipmentVAS 5234 from brake fluid reservoir.
- Depress clutch pedal several times after bleeding process is completed.
- Repeat bleeding procedure if necessary.
- Install complete air cleaner housing 23.
Other AUDI procedures
- Removing and installing toothed belt – Audi · 56 torque figures
- Removing engine – Audi A8 D3 · 41 torque figures
- Removing camshaft timing chain from camshafts – Audi A6/A7 C7 · 38 torque figures
- Installing engine – Audi A8 D4 · 36 torque figures
- Removing and installing camshaft timing chain · 29 torque figures
Who makes these pages, and how
TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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