Audi Q7 2007 - Vehicle Level Sensor, Removing and Installing; Upper Front Control Arm, Removing and Installing

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– Mark eccentric bolt position -3- to subframe and remove.
– Remove screw -2-.
– Remove screw -1- through opening -arrow- in subframe. Pry
screw out of subframe with a small screwdriver.
– Pry lower control arm -4- out of subframe with a screwdriver.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:
Note
♦ Bonded rubber bushings can only be turned to a limited extent.
Only tighten suspension screws when vehicle is in curb weight
or control position.
♦ Wheel bearing, lifting to curb weight position on vehicles with
coil springs, refer to
⇒ “1.4 Wheel Bearing in Curb Weight, Lifting Vehicles with Coil
Spring”, page 118 .
♦ For vehicles with air spring suspension, lift wheel suspension
in control position, refer to
⇒ “1.5 Wheel Bearing in Control Position, Lifting Vehicles with
Air Suspension”, page 120 .
Tightening specifications, refer to
⇒ “3.1 Lower Control Arm, Level Control System Sensor, Upper
Front and Upper Rear Control Arms and Tie Rod Overview”, page
138
– On vehicles with air suspension, position vehicle on wheels,
refer to
⇒ “4 Positioning Vehicle on Hoist and Wheels”, page 10 .
– Tighten the wheels, refer to ⇒ Rep. Gr. 44 .
– On vehicles with automatic headlamp range control system,
perform a basic setting on the headlamps, refer to ⇒ Rep. Gr.
94 .
3.3 Vehicle Level Sensor, Removing and In‐
stalling
– Level control system sensor, Removing and Installing, refer to
⇒ “3.2 Left Front Level Control System Sensor G78 and Right
Front Level Control Sensor G289 , Removing and Installing”,
page 216 .
3.4 Upper Front Control Arm, Removing
and Installing
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Torque Wrench 1332 40-200Nm - VAG1332-
♦ Torque Wrench 1410 - VAG1410-
Removing
Note
An axle alignment may be required. Refer to
⇒ “5 Wheel Alignment”, page 247 .
Audi Q7 2007 ➤
Suspension, Wheels, Steering - Edition 01.2014
3. Lower Control Arm, Level Control System Sensor, Upper Front and Upper Rear Control Arms and Tie Rod 141