Assembly overview: Brake pedal — AUDI
Assembly overview: Brake pedal on Audi: factory workshop procedure. Full factory text, tools and checks.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the factory write-up, straight from real workshop data.
📋 Procedure
ℹ️ Torque figures below come verbatim from workshop data — always cross-check against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening.
Warning!
The brake pedal travel must not be shortened by additional floor coverings.
Self-locking nut, 25 Nm
Renew each time after removing
Mounting
Disengage Procon cable on removal
Supply hose
Attach to master cylinder
Clip
Insert in mounting bracket
Locking clip
Renew each time after removing
Fit onto pin
Over-centre spring
Removing and installing
=> Fig.
2
Locking clip
Renew each time after removing
Attach to shaft of mounting bracket
Locking clip
Renew each time after removing
Fit onto pin
Cheese head bolts, 20 Nm
Screw master cylinder to pedal bracket
Clutch pedal
Located in position by clutch master cylinder adjustment
Slip onto shaft of mounting bracket
Replacement part supplied with moulded mounting bush which cannot be replaced
Cap
Rear spring for brake pedal
Installation position: Long arm in mounting bracket and short arm in brake pedal
Locking clip
Renew each time after removing
Attach to shaft of mounting bracket
Brake pedal
Slip onto shaft of mounting bracket
Replacement part supplied with moulded mounting bush which cannot be replaced
To remove and install, remove mounting bracket
Cap
Brake light switch
Adjusting:
Brake pedal operated
Press in brake light switch as far as it will go
Pull back brake pedal as far as it will go
Clip
Insert in mounting bracket
Washer
Self-locking nut, 25 Nm
Renew each time after removing
Pin
Insert in clutch pedal and master cylinder
Fork
Lock nut, 50 Nm
Master cylinder
Replace in the event of leakage
Adjusting => Fig.
1
Fig.1
Adjusting clutch master cylinder
a = 109.5mm ± 0.5mm
Turn fork to adjust.
Note:
When measuring, fork must beat right angles to contact surface of clutch master cylinder.
If clutch pedal does not reset automatically with fork correctly set, this may be due to:
Air in hydraulic system
Pedal not moving freely in mount.
Fig.2
Removing and installing over-centre spring
Detach fastener from pivot pin.
Tension over-centre spring with clutch pedal and press on retaining clamp 3246.
Detach over-centre spring together with assembly clamp 3246.
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Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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