Removing and installing motor for rear lid V444/V445 - Avant — AUDI
Removing and installing motor for rear lid V444/V445 - Avant on Audi: factory workshop procedure. Full factory text, tools and checks.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the factory write-up, straight from real workshop data.
📋 Procedure
ℹ️ Torque figures below come verbatim from workshop data — always cross-check against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening.
Removing and installing motor for rear lid
V444
/
V445
- Avant
WARNING
When the
motor 1 for rear lid
V444
or
motor 2 for rear lid
V445
has been removed and installed, it has to be adapted via the Guided Functions mode in the Guided Fault Finding routine (diagnostic address 6D)
Vehicle diagnostic tester
.
Motor 2 for rear lid
V445
Roof end trim removed
General body repairs, interior
Rep. gr.
70
Roof trim panels; Removing and installing roof end trim
.
Unfasten D-pillar trim in area of drive unit and, if necessary, push carefully to the side.
The D-pillar trim must be removed completely on vehicles with electric luggage compartment cover.
Note
Drive unit must only be removed and installed with rear lid fully open.
Unfasten lock nut at eccentric pin before removing drive unit.
Unplug electrical connector
2
.
Unfasten lock nut at drive unit
Anchor
.
Note
The eccentric pin
Item
must be seated loosely in the hole in the hinge arm.
If necessary, slacken the tension on the eccentric pin by turning it slightly clockwise.
Unscrew bolt
5
at bracket
4
.
Unscrew bolt at hinge arm
Item
and detach drive unit
1
by pulling it to the side.
Bolt
21 Nm
Electrical connector
Unplug electrical connector before removing drive unit.
Bracket
Note
The bracket has been positioned at the factory using a special device and must not be moved out of this position.
If the bracket has to be renewed, e.g. in the case of accident repairs, proceed as follows:
Rear lid must be installed together with gas struts.
First attach bracket
4
loosely to drive unit using bolt
5
.
It must still be possible to move the bracket.
Push the drive unit parallel with the rear lid hinge pin until it makes full contact with the drive unit bush.
Caution
Drive unit bush must make full contact with hinge pin collar.
Use bolt
3
to fasten bracket
4
on body and tighten bolt to 21 Nm.
Tighten bolt
5
to 8 Nm.
Secure eccentric pin to drive unit with lock nut (tightening torque
Anchor
).
Note
When the lock nut is tightened, the eccentric pin in the hinge is tensioned so that it is free of play.
You must therefore not use an open-ended spanner to counterhold the hexagon flats of the eccentric pin while you are tightening the lock nut.
When removing the drive unit, this tension can be slackened by turning the hexagon flats at the eccentric pin slightly clockwise after you have loosened the lock nut.
Tighten bolt at drive fork
Item
to specified torque.
Bolt
8 Nm
Roof frame
Bolt
Self-tapping
Tightening torque
Item
Rear lid hinge
Removing and installing
Chapter
Installing
motor 2 for rear lid
V445
in hinge
Eccentric pin with hexagon flats
Note
When the lock nut is tightened, the eccentric pin in the hinge is tensioned so that it is free of play.
You must therefore not use an open-ended spanner to counterhold the hexagon flats of the eccentric pin while you are tightening the lock nut.
When removing the drive unit, this tension can be slackened by turning the hexagon flats at the eccentric pin slightly clockwise after you have loosened the lock nut.
Washer
Lock nut
Loosen lock nut at eccentric pin before removing drive unit.
If necessary, slacken tension on eccentric pin in the hinge arm by turning hexagon flats slightly clockwise.
Self-locking
6 Nm
Motor 2 for rear lid
V445
When installing, slide side of drive with bush
arrow B
and loose eccentric pin
arrow A
onto hinge.
Note
Drive unit bush must make full contact with hinge pin collar.
This causes arm of drive unit to move into correct position on hinge arm of rear lid hinge
8
.
Tighten bolt
6
to torque to secure drive unit to bracket
5
.
Tighten lock nut
3
to torque.
Tighten bolt
7
to torque.
Bracket
Note
The bracket has been positioned at the factory using a special fixture and should not be moved out of this position.
If the bracket has to be renewed, e.g. in the case of accident repairs, proceed as described
Item
.
Bolt
8 Nm
Bolt
Self-tapping
21 Nm
Hinge for rear lid
Removing and installing
Chapter
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