Removing and installing rear lid hinge: Audi A6 C6
Step-by-step removing and installing rear lid hinge for the Audi A6 C6: 13 steps, 6 torque figures. What to remove, what to tighten and to how many Nm.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi A6 C6 (4F, 2004–2011)
Don't miss
- To prevent any damage to the rear lid or body, prop up and secure rear lid.
- When removing and installing a rear lid (e.g. to change a seal), do not remove the adjuster element from the rear lid.The rear lid does not have to be re-adjusted; the position is determined by the adjuster element.
- When installation is correct, the spacer (1) must wrap around the hinge arm (2) at the top and bottom (arrows).
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 21 Nm (15 lb-ft) | Secure hinge with nuts (5) and tighten |
| 21 Nm (15 lb-ft) | Tighten bolts (1) |
| 21 Nm (15 lb-ft) | Tighten hexagon nuts (3) and hexagon bolts (2) |
| 21 Nm (15 lb-ft) | When installing tighten |
| 24 Nm (18 lb-ft) | When installing, tighten nut |
| 3 Nm (2.2 lb-ft) | Tighten self-tapping screws (1) |
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 D-pillar trim and rear roof trim 70.
- Detach cover for rear lid hinge. [Note: To prevent any damage to the rear lid or body, prop up and secure rear lid.]
- Unscrew bolts with washers (1).
- Unscrew hexagon nuts (5) and detach hinge.
- Insert hinge in body and first secure it to rear lid with bolts (1).
- Tighten bolts (1) to 21 Nm. — 21 Nm (15 lb-ft)
- Secure hinge with nuts (5) and tighten to 21 Nm. — 21 Nm (15 lb-ft)
- Press on hinge cover. [Note: When removing and installing a rear lid (e.g. to change a seal), do not remove the adjuster element from the rear lid.The rear lid does not have to be re-adjusted; the position is determined by the adjuster element.]
- When installation is correct, the spacer (1) must wrap around the hinge arm (2) at the top and bottom (arrows).
- Cover is pressed onto rear lid hinge.
- Release side fasteners of cover (2) and detach from rear lid hinge (1).
- When installing, position the retaining tabs in engaging holes at hinge arm and then fully press on cover on opposite side.
- Cover must engage audibly.
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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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