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Removing and installing clutch pedal, Audi A1 quattro — AUDI

Removing and installing clutch pedal, Audi A1 quattro on Audi: 15 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.

15 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi A1 (8X, 2010–2018)

  • Renewed: pivot pin

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  • Retainers (A) will be destroyed when you do this.Renew pivot pin.

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove dash panel cover (driver side) General body repairs, interior68Shelves / trim panels; Removing and installing dash panel cover (driver side).
  2. Remove crash bar General body repairs, interior70Central tube for dash panel; Exploded view - central tube for dash panel.
  3. To release operating rod for clutch master cylinder, pull clutch pedal slightly towards passenger compartment.
  4. Press both sides of retaining clip inwards using pliers T10005(arrows).
  5. Using 8 mm Allen key (item 1), turn pivot pin for clutch pedal anti-clockwise (arrow) until ears (B) are horizontal. [Note: Retainers (A) will be destroyed when you do this.Renew pivot pin.]
AUDI? Steps differ between engine variants — check this job against your exact car before you commit to it. Check my car — free →
  1. Move clutch pedal back and forth to pull out pivot pin.
  2. Remove over-centre spring and (if necessary) clutch pedal.
  3. Bring clutch pedal into position at clutch master cylinder.
  4. Press on clutch pedal so that retaining clip snaps into place in mounting on clutch pedal (3).
  5. Working sideways from below, insert over-centre spring into mounting bracket at point (A) beside operating rod of clutch master cylinder and beside clutch pedal.
  6. Attach over-centre spring to actuator on clutch pedal (arrow).
  7. Press clutch pedal slightly and slide in new pivot pin.
  8. Using 8 mm Allen key (item 1), turn new pivot pin for clutch pedal clockwise (arrow) until ears (A) are vertical.
  9. Install crash bar General body repairs, interior70Central tube for dash panel; Exploded view - central tube for dash panel.
  10. Install dash panel cover (driver side) General body repairs, interior68Shelves / trim panels; Removing and installing dash panel cover (driver side).

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.