Removing and installing steering wheel: Audi A1
Step-by-step removing and installing steering wheel for the Audi A1: 13 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 A1 (8X, 2010–2018)
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- The steering must be in the centre position (wheels straight-ahead) when the steering wheel is removed and installed.
- Mark position of steering wheel relative to steering column with a felt-tipped pen.
- When installing a steering wheel that has been removed, make sure that the markings on the steering column and steering wheel are in line.
- If installing new steering wheel (no marks): Steering wheel must be mounted in centre position (spoke horizontal and wheels in straight-ahead position).
- If the steering wheel is not correctly centred, it must be removed again and re-fitted onto the splines of the steering column.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 60 Nm (44 lb-ft) | Replace bolt -- and tighten |
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
- Move steering wheel upwards and rearwards as far as possible, using the full range of the steering column adjuster.
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- Turn wheels to straight ahead position. [Note: The steering must be in the centre position (wheels straight-ahead) when the steering wheel is removed and installed.]
- Remove bolt (1).
- Mark position of steering wheel relative to steering column with a felt-tipped pen.
- Pull steering wheel off steering column.
- When installing a steering wheel that has been removed, make sure that the markings on the steering column and steering wheel are in line.
- If installing new steering wheel (no marks): Steering wheel must be mounted in centre position (spoke horizontal and wheels in straight-ahead position).
- Guide connector for steering angle sender G85 into opening provided in base of steering wheel.
- Install steering wheel.
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- Road-test vehicle.
- If the steering wheel is not correctly centred, it must be removed again and re-fitted onto the splines of the steering column.
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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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