Removing and installing convertible roof compartment seal (front) — AUDI
Removing and installing convertible roof compartment seal (front) on Audi: 12 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.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform code 42
📋 Procedure
- Move convertible roof and convertible roof compartment lid to service position .
- ⚠ Risk of injury if convertible roof compartment lid is not completely open.In addition, the hydraulic pressure in the system must be released before working on the convertible roof system.Reason: After approx. 6 minutes, the convertible roof control unit abruptly releases the hydraulic pressure in the system, which could cause the convertible roof compartment lid to close suddenly.The hydraulic pressure must be released before performing any further work. — Open convertible roof (1) by hand until it is in the position shown.
- Remove back panel end trim 70.
- Carefully heat convertible roof compartment seal (front) around adhesive strip (2) with hot air blowerV.A.G 1416.
- Carefully detach convertible roof compartment seal (front) from bonding surface.
- Remove nuts (3) and (4).
- Detach convertible roof compartment seal (front) at B-pillar (top) (1) and convertible roof compartment (5)(arrows).
- Remove any residual adhesive with adhesive strip removerVAS 6349.
- Clean bonding surface on body with cleaning solutionD 009 401 04.
- Check whether compensation element (2) has been fitted on body seam (1).
- Fit sections of convertible roof compartment seal (front) (A) on body flange in the sequence (1 ... 4), as shown in illustration.
- Install back panel end trim 70.
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