Removing and installing brake pipes and hoses — AUDI
Removing and installing brake pipes and hoses on Audi: factory workshop procedure. Full factory text, tools and checks.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the factory write-up, straight from real workshop data.
📋 Procedure
ℹ️ Torque figures below come verbatim from workshop data — always cross-check against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening.
The next pages show different installation positions and lists tightening torques for brake pipes and hoses.
Brake pipes at brake master cylinder/hydraulic unit; ITT Mark 20
1 -
Brake pipe to brake master cylinder - 14 Nm
2 -
Brake pipe to hydraulic unit - 14 Nm
Brake pipes at brake master cylinder/hydraulic unit; ITT Mark 60
1 -
Tightening torque14 Nm
2 -
Tighteningtorque 24 Nm
3 -
Tightening torque 8 Nm
4 -
Tighteningtorque 20 Nm
Brake pipes/hoses at front wheels - Vehicles with front-wheel drive
1 -
Banjo bolt - 35 Nm
2 -
Brake pipe - 14 Nm
3 -
Retaining clip
4 -
Brake hose
Brake pipes/hoses at front wheels - Vehicles with four-wheel drive
1 -
Banjo bolt - 35 Nm
2 -
Brake pipe - 14 Nm
3 -
Retaining clip
4 -
Heat shield
- Mounting to suspension strut => Next fig.
Brake hose mounting on suspension strut - Vehicles with front-wheel drive
1 -
Clamp
2 -
Bolt - 9 Nm
3 -
Heat shield
4 -
Brake hose
5 -
Retaining clip
Brake pipes/hoses at front wheels - Vehicles with2FN brake system
1 -
Hexagon bolt- 8 Nm
2 -
Bracket
3 -
Brake pipe
4 -
Brake caliper
Brake pipes/hoses at brake caliper - Vehicles with2FN brake system
1 -
Brake hose
Connections going to caliper must point inwards after installing brake hose in wheel housing -arrow-.
2 -
Brake caliper
Union nut on brake hose is applied by hand.
Brake pipe/hoses at rear wheels - Vehicles with front-wheel drive
1 -
Brake hose
2 -
Brake pipe - 14 Nm
3 -
Bracket
4 -
Retaining clip
Brake hose mounting on brake caliper - Vehicles with front-wheel drive
1 -
Banjo bolt - 38 Nm
Always replace brake pipe/hose with banjo bolt after unbolting banjo bolt.
2 -
Brake hose
Brake pipe/hoses at rear wheels - Vehicles with four-wheel drive
1 -
Bracket
2 -
Brake hose
3 -
Brake pipe - 14 Nm
4 -
Retaining clip
Brake pipe/angled sealing element mounting on brake caliper - Vehicles with four-wheel drive
1 -
Brake pipe - 14 Nm
2 -
Angled sealing element
3 -
Banjo bolt - 38 Nm
Always replace sealing element and banjo bolt after unbolting banjo bolt.
Brake pipe connection
Counterhold union nut -1- when tightening banjo bolt -2-.
Tightening torque: 14 Nm
Brake hose connection with locating element
Make sure that the groove in the ring connection of the brake hose is fitted in the locating lug -arrow-.
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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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