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Removing Bowden cable: Audi TT Mk1

Step-by-step removing Bowden cable for the Audi TT Mk1: 14 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.

14 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi TT Mk1 (8N)

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  • Actuate height adjustment handle. Gas-filled strut must be released after approx. half distance. Re-set adjuster (2) if necessary.

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove seat .
  2. Remove height adjustment handle .
  3. Remove seat cushion .
  4. Disengage nipple (3) at lever.
  5. Disengage Bowden cable (5) at adjuster (2).
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  1. Disengage Bowden cable (5).
  2. Disengage nipple (4).
  3. Thread Bowden cable out of seat frame.
  4. Engage nipple (3) at lever.
  5. Lay cable around idler wheel.
  6. Engage Bowden cable (5) at adjuster (2).
  7. Turn adjuster (2) until cable makes contact with idler wheel.
  8. Attach height adjustment handle.
  9. Actuate height adjustment handle. Gas-filled strut must be released after approx. half distance. Re-set adjuster (2) if necessary.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.