Renewing load area protective mouldings — AUDI
Renewing load area protective mouldings on Audi: 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.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform code 9U7
📋 Procedure
- Cut along complete middle of moulding and pull off (moulding is bonded in position)
- Clean inner profile of moulding with cleaning solution D 009 401 04
- Cut back adhesive sealing material on body to 1 mm.
- Clean contact surfaces for moulding on body with cleaning solution D 009 401 04
- Apply primer D 009 200 02 to both sides of flange (arrows B) (applies only to flanges with no PUR layer)
- Apply primer D 009 600 to inner side of moulding groove (arrow A)
- Once primer has "flashed-off", fill protective moulding with 1K window adhesive DH 009 100 03 (preparation )
- Fit moulding and adapt to fit
- Unscrew cross-head screws and remove trim
- Remove hexagon nuts and remove protective moulding
- Remove trim
- Remove hexagon nuts
- Remove cross-head screws .
- Remove number plate lighting (Qty. 2)
Other AUDI procedures
- Removing and installing toothed belt – Audi · 56 torque figures
- Removing engine – Audi A8 D3 · 41 torque figures
- Removing camshaft timing chain from camshafts – Audi A6/A7 C7 · 38 torque figures
- Installing engine – Audi A8 D4 · 36 torque figures
- Removing and installing camshaft timing chain · 29 torque figures
- Renewing bonded rubber bushes for axle beam – Audi A1
- Removing and installing brake caliper · 2 torque figures
- Removing and installing rear expansion valve – Audi Q7 · 2 torque figures
- Removing gearbox - vehicles with 1.4 ltr. TFSI and 2.0 ltr. TFSI engine
- Removing and installing fuel pressure sender G247 / G624 · 2 torque figures
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