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Removing and installing over-centre spring with mounting bracket removed — AUDI

Removing and installing over-centre spring with mounting bracket removed on Audi: 12 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.

12 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Transporter T5 (7H), VW Transporter T6 (7E), VW Transporter T6 (7F)

📋 Procedure

  1. Carefully clamp lower section of mounting bracket/clutch pedal in vice with protective jaw pads.
  2. Depress clutch pedal down to stop.
  3. Compress over-centre spring (B) using pliers (A).
  4. First remove over-centre spring from bar (C) of mounting bracket.
  5. Then guide away from clutch pedal pin.
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  1. Carefully release tension from over-centre spring.
  2. Carefully clamp lower section of mounting bracket/clutch pedal in vice with protective jaw pads.
  3. Depress clutch pedal down to stop.
  4. Compress removed over-centre spring (B) using pliers (A).
  5. First fit over-centre spring on pin of clutch pedal.
  6. Then lock over-centre spring into mounting bracket extension (C).
  7. Carefully release tension from over-centre spring.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.