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Exploded view of air spring strut, wheel bearing housing, wheel bearing unit, bonded rubber bush for wheel bearing housing — AUDI

Exploded view of air spring strut, wheel bearing housing, wheel bearing unit, bonded rubber bush for wheel bearing housing on Audi: factory workshop.

Workshop procedure for AUDI — the factory write-up, straight from real workshop data.

factory workshop text

📋 Procedure

ℹ️ Torque figures below come verbatim from workshop data — always cross-check against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening.

Exploded view of air spring strut, wheel bearing housing, wheel bearing unit, bonded rubber bush for wheel bearing housing
Wheel bearing housing
Removing and installing
Chapter
Servicing
Chapter
Eccentric bolt
Adjust camber after slackening off
Chapter
Do not turn more than 90° in either direction (i.e. from minimum to maximum adjustment position)
Wheel bearing
Renewing
Chapter
Track rod
Removing and installing
Chapter
Must be renewed if track rod is detached from coupling rod
Item
Deflector ring
Always renew together with wheel bearing
Item
or wheel hub
Item
Renewing deflector ring for 85 mm ∅ wheel bearing
Fig.
Renewing deflector ring for 92 mm ∅ wheel bearing
Fig.
Wheel hub
Renewing
Chapter
Wheel bearing unit
Comprising: Wheel bearing
Item
, deflector ring
Item
and wheel hub
Item
Removing and installing
Chapter
Splash plate
Bolt, 10 Nm
Flange bolt
Always renew
Keep to specified sequence when slackening off
Chapter
and tightening
Anchor
Tightening torque
Anchor
Bracket
For brake caliper wiring harness
Bolt onto wheel bearing housing
Item
together with splash plate
Item
Coupling rod
Connects track rod to wheel bearing housing and trapezium link
Removing and installing
Chapter
Washer
Self-locking nut
75 Nm and turn 45° further
Always renew
Drive shaft
Removing and installing
Chapter
Servicing (version with 88 mm ∅ outer constant velocity joint)
Chapter
Servicing (version with 100 mm ∅ outer constant velocity joint)
Chapter
For correct version refer to
Electronic parts catalogue
Guard plate
Bolt, 23 Nm
Lock plate
Bolt, 70 Nm
Initially tighten all bolts to 15 Nm. Then tighten all bolts fully to specified torque.
Stub axle
Bolt, 8 Nm
Bracket
For speed sensor wiring harness
Speed sensor
With O-ring
Trapezium link
Removing and installing
Chapter
Bonded rubber bush
Bush with large contact surface
Always renew bushes on both sides of vehicle
Must not be interchanged with bonded rubber bush
Item
Removing and installing
Chapter
Bonded rubber bush
Bush with small contact surface
Always renew bushes on both sides of vehicle
Must not be interchanged with bonded rubber bush
Item
Removing and installing
Chapter
Countersunk bolts
Observe correct tightening sequence:
80 Nm and turn 135° further
Back off bolt 360°
80 Nm and turn 90° further
Always renew
Wheel bearing housing must be raised to reference position before removing bottom bolts
Eccentric washer
With lug on inner bore
Self-locking nut, 95 Nm
Always renew
Raise wheel bearing housing before tightening
Chapter
(except when performing wheel alignment)
Bolt
80 Nm and turn 90° further
Always renew
Position vehicle on its wheels (normal level) before tightening
Self-locking nut
Always renew
Transverse link
Removing and installing
Chapter
Self-locking nut, 9 Nm
Always renew
Bolt, 28 Nm
3x
Air spring strut
Boot must be free of indentations; eliminating indentations
Chapter
Note different running gear versions
Chapter
Removing and installing
Chapter
Servicing
Chapter
Air pipe
Colours: Rear left - black; rear right - blue
Servicing air pipe
Chapter
Renewing connection piece if leakage occurs
Chapter
Connection piece, 3 Nm
Important: Always keep to specified tightening torque.
Only to be unscrewed with vehicle raised and no load on air spring strut (otherwise danger of injury due to vehicle dropping)
In the event of leaks: service air pipe
Chapter
or renew connection piece
Chapter
Clean pipe connection before loosening
Air will escape when this component is unscrewed
Protect pipe connection from dirt
Residual pressure valve
MUST NOT be loosened
Bolt, 9 Nm

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.