Removing and installing front toothed belt guard (fully enclosing) — AUDI
Removing and installing front toothed belt guard (fully enclosing) on Audi: 10 steps, engines CDBA, CDCA, CNEA, CNFA.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform codes S1, 2H
📐 25 workshop diagrams for CDBA
Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.
📋 Procedure
- If fitted, remove air supply hose .
- Remove bolt (2).
- Move bracket with coolant pipe (1) slightly to one side.
- Release clips (3).
- Unscrew bolts (2).
- Carefully pull toothed belt guard (1) in direction of (arrow) out of locking lugs (arrows).
- To ease installation, spray front toothed belt guard (1) with silicone lubricantElectronic Parts Catalogue.
- First, insert toothed belt guard (1) with locking lugs (arrows) in lower toothed belt guard.
- Then, engage clips and tighten bolts (if necessary, push slightly against toothed belt guard to engage clips).
- If removed beforehand, reinstall underbody guard General body repairs, exterior66Underbody guard; Removing and installing underbody guard.
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