Removing and installing soft top lock, adjusting soft top lock — AUDI
Removing and installing soft top lock, adjusting soft top lock on Audi: 7 steps, 1 torque figure. What to remove, what to tighten and to how many Nm, what.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi TT Mk1 (8N)
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 10 Nm (7.4 lb-ft) | When installing, tighten bolts (arrows) |
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
- Press push rod (1) off ball head stud.
- Unscrew Torx bolts (2) and detach soft top lock.
- Unscrew Torx bolts (arrows) and detach rotary catch (1) with push rods.
- When installing, tighten bolts (arrows) to 10 Nm. — 10 Nm (7.4 lb-ft)
- Loosen lock nut (arrows) on rod (1) and adjust ball head stud by turning thread in or out.
- Adjust ball head stud in such a way that distance between tip of safety catch and inner edge of centralising pin is (a) = 26 mm.
- Secure the adjustment with the lock nut.
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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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