Removing and installing wheel bearing unit, four-wheel drive vehicles — AUDI
Removing and installing wheel bearing unit, four-wheel drive vehicles on Audi: 10 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: Audi Q3 (8U, 2011–2018); platform code 84
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- Risk of damage - do not leave the brake caliper hanging from the brake hose.
📋 Procedure
- Measure distance from centre of wheel to lower edge of wheel housing .
- Loosen bolt securing drive shaft at wheel hub .
- Remove coil spring .
- Remove drive shaft .
- Detach brake caliper with brake carrier and tie to body with wire Brake system46Rear brakes; Removing and installing brake caliper. [Note: Risk of damage - do not leave the brake caliper hanging from the brake hose.]
- Remove cross-head screw for brake disc and take off brake disc.
- Remove bolts (arrows).
- Pull wheel bearing unit out of wheel bearing housing.
- ⚠ Avoid dirtying or damaging the seal when laying down or storing the wheel bearing. — Install brake caliper Brake system46Rear brakes; Removing and installing brake caliper.
- Check and adjust wheel alignment as required, see chart .
🎬 Related video tutorial
Independent AUTODOC tutorial for the same job, filmed on a different model (A3 2 (8PA)) — the technique carries over, the fasteners and figures on this page are the ones for your car.
How to change rear wheel bearing on AUDI A3 2 (8PA)
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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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