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Removing and installing anti-roll bar (multi-link suspension - four-wheel drive vehicles) — AUDI

Removing and installing anti-roll bar (multi-link suspension - four-wheel drive vehicles) on Audi: 10 steps.

Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

10 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi A3 (8V, 2012–2020); platform code 85

  • Special tools named: T10038

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  • If the vehicle is not strapped down, there is a danger that it can slip off the lifting platform. — Remove wheels .
  • (Items 1, 2) can be disregarded.

📋 Procedure

  1. Detach rear silencer 26Exhaust pipes/silencers; Exploded view - silencers
  2. Remove nut (1) from coupling rod (2).
  3. Pull coupling rod (2) out of anti-roll bar (3).
  4. Remove bolts (arrows) for anti-roll bar (1).
  5. Detach anti-roll bar from subframe (2) towards right side of vehicle.
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  1. Use tensioning straps T10038(item 1) to secure vehicle to support arms of lifting platform on both sides.
  2. ⚠ If the vehicle is not strapped down, there is a danger that it can slip off the lifting platform. — Remove wheels .
  3. Attach support T10149 to wheel hub using wheel bolt.
  4. Raise wheel hub with support T10149 and engine and gearbox jackVAS 6931 until bolts of anti-roll bar clamp (right-side) are accessible.
  5. Remove anti-roll bar. [Note: (Items 1, 2) can be disregarded.]

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.