Removing and installing rear final drive 0D2, Audi Q7 — AUDI

🧭 Before you start

On the lifting platform, the propshaft is detached from the final drive, the cover and the left drive shaft heat shield are removed, the drive shaft bolts on both sides are undone and the shafts guided out of the flange shafts. On air suspension vehicles the air supply unit cover comes off. The nut is removed, the jack VAS 6931 with universal gearbox support is positioned under the final drive, the bolt and the securing bolts are removed and the unit is lowered. For installation the unit is raised into position, the bolt fitted hand-tight, the securing bolts tightened, then the bolt and nut; the jack is removed, drive shafts, heat shield and propshaft refitted, the gear oil level checked and the underbody trim fitted.

Fits: Audi Q7 (4M, 2015–), Audi A4 B9 (8W, 2015–)

• Opens: gearbox oil

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• Use the engine and gearbox jack VAS 6931 with the universal gearbox support; the final drive must come down level.
• Air suspension cars: remove the cover for the air supply unit before the mounting nut.
• On refitting, start the bolt hand-tight, tighten the securing bolts, then tighten the bolt and nut.
• Drive shafts are refitted and tightened per the drive shaft procedure, not by feel.
• Check the gear oil level in the final drive before the underbody trim goes on.

Written for this job from the workshop steps below · TorqFix editorial.

📋 Procedure

1. Place vehicle on lifting platform.
2. Detach propshaft from rear final drive .
3. Remove bolts (1, 3, 4) and detach cover (2).
4. Remove bolts (arrows) and remove heat shield (1) for drive shaft (left-side).
5. Unscrew bolts (arrows) for drive shafts on both sides.

6. Guide drive shafts out of flange shafts and place to one side.
7. Vehicles with air suspension: Unscrew nuts (arrows) and detach cover for air supply unit (1).
8. Remove nut (1).
9. Position engine and gearbox jackVAS 6931 with universal gearbox support below rear final drive.
10. Remove bolt (2).
11. Remove securing bolts (arrows) for rear final drive.
12. Carefully lower rear final drive.
13. Use engine and gearbox jackVAS 6931 and universal gearbox support to bring rear final drive into installation position.
14. Screw in bolt (2) hand-tight.
15. Screw in and tighten securing bolts (arrows) for rear final drive.
16. Tighten bolt (2) and nut (1).
17. Remove engine and gearbox jackVAS 6931 from underneath final drive.
18. Fit and tighten drive shafts Running gear, axles, steering42Drive shaft; Removing and installing drive shaft.
19. Fit heat shield (1) for drive shaft (left-side).
20. Attach propshaft to rear final drive .
21. Check gear oil level in rear final drive .
22. Install underbody trim General body repairs, exterior66Underbody trim; Removing and installing underbody trim.

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