Assembly overview - drive chain for balance shaft — AUDI
Assembly overview - drive chain for balance shaft on Audi: 5 steps, 2 torque figures, engines CJKA, CJKB.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform codes SF, SG
- Special tools named: torque wrench
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 10 Nm (7.4 lb-ft) | Tighten with torque wrench initially |
| 25 Nm (18 lb-ft) | Tighten with torque wrench |
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.
📐 23 workshop diagrams for CJKA
Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.
📋 Procedure
- Tighten as follows using new bolt.
- Tighten with torque wrench initially to 10 Nm. — 10 Nm (7.4 lb-ft)
- Turn intermediate shaft sprocket.
- Tighten with torque wrench to 25 Nm. — 25 Nm (18 lb-ft)
- Use fixed wrench to turn 90° further.
Ask TorqFix about your Audi CJKA — it answers with the exact sequence for that engine and the workshop drawing for each step. First question is free after a 20-second sign-up, no card.
Ask about your Audi CJKA — free → or sign up free to see the drawingsOther AUDI procedures
- Removing and installing toothed belt for coolant pump – Audi
- Removing and installing air filter housing – Audi 2.0 TDI
- Removing and installing engine mounting – Audi 2.0 TDI
- Removing and installing fuel tank, engine codes AXA, BDL, BKK
- Removing and installing Lambda probe after catalytic converter G130
- 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.
Seen a figure that does not match your manual? Write to us — we correct it and note when. support@torqfix.com
The story behind TorqFix →Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.