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Removing and installing mounting bracket, Audi A1 quattro — AUDI

Removing and installing mounting bracket, Audi A1 quattro on Audi: 10 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.

10 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi A1 (8X, 2010–2018)

  • Renewed: self-locking nuts

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  • Renew self-locking nuts.

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove dash panel cover (driver side) General body repairs, interior68Shelves / trim panels; Removing and installing dash panel cover (driver side).
  2. Remove crash bar General body repairs, interior70Central tube for dash panel; Exploded view - central tube for dash panel.
  3. To release operating rod for clutch master cylinder, pull clutch pedal slightly towards passenger compartment.
  4. Press both sides of retaining clip inwards using pliers T10005(arrows).
  5. Remove nuts (1, 2).
AUDI? Steps differ between engine variants — check this job against your exact car before you commit to it. Check my car — free →
  1. Carefully remove mounting bracket (3) (to do this, get a second mechanic to counterhold clutch master cylinder until it is disengaged from mounting bracket). [Note: Renew self-locking nuts.]
  2. Bring clutch pedal into position at clutch master cylinder.
  3. Press on clutch pedal so that retaining clip snaps into place in mounting on clutch pedal (3).
  4. Install crash bar General body repairs, interior70Central tube for dash panel; Exploded view - central tube for dash panel.
  5. Install dash panel cover (driver side) General body repairs, interior68Shelves / trim panels; Removing and installing dash panel cover (driver side).

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.