Renewing brake disc (1LM) — AUDI
Renewing brake disc (1LM) on Audi: 11 steps, 1 torque figure. What to remove, what to tighten and to how many Nm, 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 A5 Cabriolet (8F), Audi A5 (8T, 2007–2016), Audi A4 B8 (8K, 2007–2015)
Don't miss
- Take care to keep the brake disc straight when taking it off the wheel hub.
- Take care to keep the brake disc straight when fitting it onto the wheel hub.
- Firmly depress the brake pedal several times with the vehicle stationary, so that the brake pads are properly seated in their normal operating position.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 9 Nm (6.6 lb-ft) | Screw in new locating bolt (1) 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
- Raise the vehicle.
- Remove wheels.
- Remove brake pads .
- Remove brake caliper .
- Remove locating bolt (1) from brake disc.
- Take brake disc off wheel hub. [Note: Take care to keep the brake disc straight when taking it off the wheel hub.] [Note: Renew bolts (1 and 13).]
- Fit brake disc onto wheel hub. [Note: Take care to keep the brake disc straight when fitting it onto the wheel hub.]
- Screw in new locating bolt (1) and tighten to 9 Nm. — 9 Nm (6.6 lb-ft)
- Install brake caliper .
- Install brake pads . [Note: Firmly depress the brake pedal several times with the vehicle stationary, so that the brake pads are properly seated in their normal operating position.]
- Fit wheels.
🎬 Video walkthrough
Independent video tutorial by AUTODOC (YouTube) — a helpful visual companion to the steps above.
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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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