Removing and installing rear bonded rubber bushes for rear final drive — AUDI
Removing and installing rear bonded rubber bushes for rear final drive 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.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi Q7 (4M, 2015–)
📋 Procedure
- Depending on equipment version: Remove rear axle steering rack .
- Remove rear final drive Final drive39Final drive; Removing and installing final drive.
- Remove nuts (arrows) and detach cover (1) of air supply unit.
- Unclip air filter (1) from bracket and push to one side with hoses (arrows) attached.
- Set up assembly tool T40032 and assembly tool T40033 at bonded rubber bush and subframe, as shown in illustration.
- Pull bonded rubber bush out of subframe.
- Set up assembly tool T40032 and assembly tool T40033 at bonded rubber bush and subframe, as shown in illustration.
- Pull bonded rubber bush into subframe as far as stop.
- Install rear axle steering rack .
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