Removing and installing rear brake caliper (PR 1KD): Audi Q7
Step-by-step removing and installing rear brake caliper (PR 1KD) for the Audi Q7: 15 steps, 1 torque figure.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi Q7 (4L, 2005–2015)
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- Do not disconnect brake hose when detaching brake caliper.
- The brake pads must be correctly seated in the pad retaining springs and retaining pins. — Carefully place brake caliper over brake disc.
- Cable for brake pad wear indicator must not be allowed to hang loose.
- After each brake caliper installation, firmly depress brake pedal several times with vehicle stationary, so that the brake pads are properly seated in their normal operating position.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 180 Nm (133 lb-ft) | Secure brake caliper to hub carrier |
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
- Remove wheels.
- Unplug connector for brake pad wear indicator.
- Unclip cable for brake pad wear indicator from spring in brake caliper.
- Press brake hose out of bracket on hub carrier.
- Press brake pistons back slightly by applying pliers to brake pads while still fitted. [Note: Do not disconnect brake hose when detaching brake caliper.]
- Slacken bolts securing brake caliper to hub carrier.
- Tie brake caliper to body with suitable wire. [Note: Renew bolts]
- ⚠ The brake pads must be correctly seated in the pad retaining springs and retaining pins. — Carefully place brake caliper over brake disc.
- Secure brake caliper to hub carrier (tighten bolts to 180 Nm). — 180 Nm (133 lb-ft)
- Press brake hose into bracket on hub carrier.
- Attach connector for brake pad wear indicator (1).
- Clip connector for brake pad wear indicator into place.
- Insert cable for brake pad wear indicator into spring in brake caliper.
- If necessary, press spring to close clip for cable. [Note: Cable for brake pad wear indicator must not be allowed to hang loose.]
- Fit wheels. [Note: After each brake caliper installation, firmly depress brake pedal several times with vehicle stationary, so that the brake pads are properly seated in their normal operating position.]
🎬 Related video tutorial
Independent AUTODOC tutorial for the same job, filmed on a different model (A3 2 (8PA)) — the technique carries over, the fasteners and figures on this page are the ones for your car.
How to change rear brake caliper on AUDI A3 2 (8PA)
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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.
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