Dismantling body "„II“" — AUDI
Dismantling body "„II“" on Audi: 16 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi A4 Cabriolet B6/B7 (8H), Audi A4 B6/B7 (8E), Audi A8 D3 (4E, 2002–2010), Audi A6 C6 (4F, 2004–2011)
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- Use a scriber if necessary.
📋 Procedure
- Place body "„II“" on support T10283.
- Remove circlip (arrow).
- Detach inner plate carrier "„B“"(item 2) from clutch "„A“"(item 1).
- Detach inner plate carrier "„A“"(item 3) from clutch "„A“"(item 1) and clutch "„E“"(item 2).
- Turn inner plate carrier "„A“"(item 1) upside down.
- Unclip axial needle bearing (2) by inserting a screwdriver through one of the openings in the side of inner plate carrier "„A“".
- Detach inner plate carrier "„E“"(item 5) with intermediate shaft from clutch "„E“"(item 3).
- Unclip axial needle bearing (4) from clutch "„E“"(item 3).
- Detach clutch "„E“"(item 3) from clutch "„A“"(item 1).
- Unclip axial needle bearing (2) from clutch "„E“"(item 3). [Note: Use a scriber if necessary.]
- Place clutch "„A“" with planet carrier "„I“" on workbench.
- Bend up 6 retaining tabs (1) on locking plate (2).
- Release locking plate (5) by tuning approx. 30° clockwise and lift out.
- Detach planet carrier "„I“"(item 4).
- Detach sun gear "„II“"(item 2) together with axial needle bearing (3).
- Unclip axial needle bearing (3) from sun gear "„II“"(item 2).
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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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