Removing and installing roller carriage — AUDI
Removing and installing roller carriage on Audi: 13 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: platform codes 2EA, 2ED, 2EH, 2EX, 2EB, 2EE, 2EK, 2FC, 2FF, 2FL, 2FZ, 2FG, 2FM
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- Secure the electric sliding door against falling down.
- The drive shaft must engage audibly in the drive unit.
📋 Procedure
- Release motor coupling .
- Remove sliding door trim General body repairs, interior70Trims/insulation; Removing and installing sliding door trim.
- Using screwdriver, carefully unclip cap (1) from below, and swivel it out upwards.
- Unscrew tensioning bolt (3).
- Remove rear tensioning retainer (2) together with drive belt.
- Push front tensioning bracket (2) towards vehicle interior.
- Pull tensioning bracket (2) together with drive belt (1) towards front (direction of (arrow)) and out of guide rail (3). [Note: Secure the electric sliding door against falling down.]
- Remove bolts (2).
- Move roller carriage (1) back until it is completely pushed out of guide rail.
- Therefore, drive shaft (2) of roller carriage must be pulled out of drive unit (1) in (direction of arrow) making sure not to use excessive force. [Note: The drive shaft must engage audibly in the drive unit.]
- Release motor coupling .
- Adjust roller carriage .
- Check and adjust drive belt .
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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.
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