Removing and installing front wheel speed sensor: Audi A4 Cabriolet B6/B7 / A4 B6/B7
Step-by-step removing and installing front wheel speed sensor for the Audi A4 Cabriolet B6/B7 / A4 B6/B7: 17 steps, 2 torque figures.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi A4 Cabriolet B6/B7 (8H), Audi A4 B6/B7 (8E)
- Renewed: outer c
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- If rotor is damaged or dirty, remove drive shaft. If damaged, renew outer C.V. joint together with rotor.As replacement part, outer C.V. joint is supplied together with rotor 40.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 18 Nm (13 lb-ft) | Insert speed sensor into drilling in wheel bearing housing and tighten bolt |
| 8 Nm (5.9 lb-ft) | Insert speed sensor into hole in wheel bearing housing and tighten bolt |
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.
📋 Procedure
- Loosen wheel bolts.
- Raise the vehicle.
- Remove wheel.
- Unclip speed sensor wiring from retainers (1).
- Unclip speed sensor wiring from retainers (1).
- Detach speed sensor connector (2).
- Unclip speed sensor wiring from retainers (2).
- Release grommet (1) in wheel housing.
- Pull ABS speed sensor out of wheel bearing housing.
- Unplug connector.
- Before fitting speed sensor, fit sealing collar and coat speed sensor all round with lubricating pasteG 000 650.
- Install ABS speed sensor.
- Clip speed sensor wiring into retainers and fit grommet in wheel housing.
- Turn steering completely to left and right and check clearance of speed sensor wire.
- Remove wheel.
- Pull speed sensor out of wheel bearing housing.
- Check that rotor is not damaged or dirty. [Note: If rotor is damaged or dirty, remove drive shaft. If damaged, renew outer C.V. joint together with rotor.As replacement part, outer C.V. joint is supplied together with rotor 40.]
🎬 Related video tutorial
Independent AUTODOC tutorial for the same job, filmed on a different model (A4 B5 Saloon) — the technique carries over, the fasteners and figures on this page are the ones for your car.
How to change front ABS sensor on AUDI A4 B5 Saloon
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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.
Seen a figure that does not match your manual? Write to us — we correct it and note when. support@torqfix.com
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