Adjusting differential - manual gearbox 0DF: Audi A1
Step-by-step adjusting differential - manual gearbox 0DF for the Audi A1: 12 steps, 1 torque figure. What to remove, what to tighten and to how many Nm.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi A1 (8X, 2010–2018)
- Special tools named: dial gauge
- Also covered elsewhere: Electronic parts catalogue
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 5 Nm (3.7 lb-ft) | Install clutch housing and tighten 5 bolts |
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
- Drive tapered roller bearing outer race into gearbox housing .
- Press tapered roller bearing outer race without shim and without retaining plate into clutch housing .
- Install differential in gearbox housing.
- Install clutch housing and tighten 5 bolts to 5 Nm. — 5 Nm (3.7 lb-ft)
- Set up measuring tool and dial gauge (3 mm measuring range, dial gauge extension (A) approx. 30 mm).
- Preload dial gauge to 1 mm and set to "“0”".
- Move differential up and down and note play indicated on dial gauge (in this example: 1.30 mm).
- Take off clutch housing and press out tapered roller bearing outer race (A).
- Insert new retaining plate in clutch housing .
- Fit shim S2 of determined thickness (in example, 1.65 mm). For part number, refer to Electronic parts catalogue.
- Press tapered roller bearing outer race into clutch housing again .
- Install clutch housing and tighten bolts to final torque.
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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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