Removing and installing throttle cable - vehicles with 6-cylinder normally aspirated engine — AUDI
Removing and installing throttle cable - vehicles with 6-cylinder normally aspirated engine on Audi: factory workshop procedure for engines AAH, ABC, ACK.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the factory write-up, straight from real workshop data.
🔧 Engine codes this applies to
📋 Procedure
ABC ACK ACZ ADP ADR AEB AFC AFY AGA AGB AHL AJG AJL ALF ALG ALW ALZ AML AMM AMX ANA ANB APR APS APT APU APZ AQD ARG ARJ ARK ARM ASJ ATW ATX AVV AWT AZB AZR
Removing
Remove driver's storage compartment:
=> General body repairs; Repair group 70; Dash panel; Removing driver's storage compartment
General body repairs
Dash panel
Removing driver's storage compartment
Disengage throttle cable -1- at top of accelerator pedal -2-.
Remove engine cover panel -arrows-.
Vehicles with cruise control system
Pull vacuum hose -1- off vacuum unit -2- for cruise control system.
Loosen bolts -arrows- on bracket securing vacuum unit for cruise control system.
Disengage actuator rod at throttle valve control part.
All models
Pull securing clip -3- off grooved section of throttle cable sheath.
Disengage nipple -1- on end of throttle cable from cable cam.
Take throttle cable and rubber grommet -4- out of support bracket -2-.
Vehicles with automatic gearbox
Unplug connector -2- on kickdown switch.
All models
Pull securing clip -1- off throttle cable mounting or kickdown switch.
Note:
In vehicles with manual gearbox the securing clip is behind the bulkhead.
Turn throttle cable retainer approx. 90° anti-clockwise -arrow 1- and pull out of bulkhead in plenum chamber -arrow 2-.
Take out throttle cable.
Installing
Installation is carried out in the reverse order, when doing this note the following:
Refer to notes => Page
20-109
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Vehicles with manual gearbox
Working from the engine compartment, run the throttle cable with throttle cable mounting -3- and throttle cable retainer -1- through the two partition panels (as indicated by arrow).
Secure throttle cable mounting behind bulkhead in plenum chamber with securing clip -2-.
Vehicles with automatic gearbox
Working from the plenum chamber, run the throttle cable with throttle cable mounting -3- and throttle cable retainer -1- through the front bulkhead towards the engine and through the rear bulkhead towards the interior (as indicated by arrow).
Secure throttle cable mounting in front of bulkhead with securing clip -2- .
Plug connector onto kickdown switch -arrow-.
All models
After inserting throttle cable retainer in bulkhead -arrow 1-, secure by turning approx. 90° clockwise -arrow 2-.
Adjust throttle cable => Page
20-129
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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.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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