Adjusting rear lid - Saloon: Audi A4 B8
Step-by-step adjusting rear lid - Saloon for the Audi A4 B8: 9 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 A4 B8 (8K, 2007–2015)
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- To do so, rear shelf must be removed if hinge is installed.
- Before removing rear shelf, disengage spring from hinge.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 20 Nm (15 lb-ft) | After adjusting, tighten nut on hinge |
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
- Adjust rear lid according to gap widths.
- Height of rear lid can be adjusted by slackening nut and adjusting it in direction of -arrow-.
- To do so, rear shelf must be removed if hinge is installed.
- Before removing rear shelf, disengage spring from hinge.
- Unbolt hinge beneath rear shelf, loosen nut on hinge and adjust as appropriate.
- After adjusting, tighten nut on hinge to 20 Nm. — 20 Nm (15 lb-ft)
- Install hinge and spring, and attach gas strut if necessary.
- The height can be adjusted by moving the striker (1).
- Loosen nut (2), move striker plate as appropriate and tighten nuts to specified torque.
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
- Checking wiring of diagnostic connector – Audi 2.8 AAH
- Checking heat output and function of pump valve unit
- Removing and installing seal for propshaft flange
- Transporting the gearbox
- Dismantling and assembling shift mechanism with Tiptronic (assembly overview)
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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