Removing and installing flywheel — AUDI
Removing and installing flywheel on Audi: 11 steps, 3 torque figures, engines ANY, ASB, ASN, AUA. What to remove, what to tighten and to how many Nm, what.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🔧 Engine codes this applies to
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 20 Nm (15 lb-ft) | Screw locking pin into groove (1) and tighten |
| 20 Nm (15 lb-ft) | Screw locking pin3242 into groove (1) and tighten |
| 20 Nm (15 lb-ft) | Screw locking pin3242 into "“TDC”" bore (1) or locating groove |
ℹ️ Always cross-check the exact figure against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening — a wrong torque can damage the engine. These values are extracted from workshop data and may not cover every variant or revision.
📐 22 workshop diagrams for ANY
Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.
📋 Procedure
- Remove flange shaft (left-side) .
- Attach extractor T40176 to flywheel (A) using nut (B)(arrow).
- Turn extractor T40176 upwards. [Note: Keep hold of the bottom of the flywheel, as shown in the illustration, to prevent it from tilting over.]
- Pull flywheel off input shaft (arrow) keeping flywheel straight.
- Thoroughly clean area of gearbox housing leading to differential (arrow A), and oil seal (arrow B). [Note: If oil seal between differential and gearbox housing (arrow B) is damaged, it must be renewed .]
- Pack space between sealing lip and dust lip half full with sealing grease; for sealing grease refer to Electronic parts catalogue.
- Clean input shaft (arrow).
- Apply a thin coating of grease for clutch plate splinesG 000 100 to splines on input shaft.
- Carefully slide flywheel onto input shaft (arrow), taking care to keep flywheel straight.
- Detach extractor T40176 from flywheel (A).
- Install flange shaft (left-side) .
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Who makes these pages, and how
TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
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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