Removing and installing adjusting unit for fresh air/recirculated air, air flow flap control motor V425 — AUDI
Removing and installing adjusting unit for fresh air/recirculated air, air flow flap control motor V425 on Audi: 12 steps.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Caddy III (2K, 2004–2015); platform code 2C0
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- After installation, check operation of air flow flap and air recirculation flap by hand.When fitting the cable cam, ensure that the guide pin of the adjusting lever for the air flow flap sits in the groove of the cam plate.
- When doing this, also ensure that the guide pin of the adjusting lever for the air recirculation flap sits in the groove of the cable cam.
- Turn cam plate manually from stop to stop. When this is done, the air flow flap (2) must open and close.
📋 Procedure
- Switch off all electrical consumers.
- Switch off ignition.
- Remove ignition key.
- Remove fresh air/recirculated air, air flow flap control motor V425.
- Release retainers (arrows) from adjusting lever (1).
- Remove adjusting lever from cam plate.
- Pull off cam plate (2) from air inlet housing. [Note: After installation, check operation of air flow flap and air recirculation flap by hand.When fitting the cable cam, ensure that the guide pin of the adjusting lever for the air flow flap sits in the groove of the cam plate.]
- Place cam plate (1) on air inlet housing. [Note: When doing this, also ensure that the guide pin of the adjusting lever for the air recirculation flap sits in the groove of the cable cam.]
- Carry out a functional check.
- Open air recirculation flap (1).
- Turn cam plate manually from stop to stop. When this is done, the air flow flap (2) must open and close.
- Fit adjusting lever for air recirculation flap and lock.
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