6-speed manual gearbox 02Q, front-wheel drive — Bleeding clutch system — AUDI

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi A3 (8P, 2003–2012)

• Opens: brake fluid

📋 Procedure

1. Remove complete air cleaner housing 23 or 24.
2. Pull clutch pedal back to its normal rest position.
3. Connect brake filling and bleeding equipmentVAS 5234 to brake fluid reservoir.
4. Remove protective cap from bleeder screw (arrow) and connect hose (A) from bleeder bottle to bleeder screw.
5. Switch on bleeding equipment.

6. Now open bleeder screw approx 1/4 turn and allow 100 cm3 of brake fluid to run out.
7. With bleeder screw open, pump clutch pedal rapidly all the way in and out by hand 15 to 20 times (approx. 2 times per second).
8. Close bleeder screw.
9. Switch off brake filling and bleeding equipmentVAS 5234 and release operating pressure on bleeding equipment (2.0 bar).
10. Press clutch pedal slowly down with your foot 10 times and check that clutch system is functioning properly.
11. Remove brake filling and bleeding equipmentVAS 5234 from brake fluid reservoir.
12. Install air cleaner housing 23 or 24.

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