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– Press wheel bearing housing in -direction of arrow-.
WARNING
Make sure to press only at wheel bearing housing. There is the
danger of injury at the connection point of control arm and
wheel bearing housing!
Control arm engages at wheel bearing housing.
Install in reverse order of removal.
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
⇒ “7.5 Drive Axle, Bolted Inner Joint Overview”, page 190 .
– Tighten 12-point nut, refer to
⇒ “7.2 Drive Axle Outer Joint Twelve Point Nut, Loosening and
Tightening”, page 181 .
– On vehicles with air suspension, position vehicle on wheels,
refer to
⇒ “4 Positioning Vehicle on Hoist and Wheels”, page 10 .
– Tighten wheels, refer to ⇒ Wheels and tires; Rep. Gr. 44 .
– On vehicles with automatic headlamp range control system,
perform a basic setting on the headlamps, refer to ⇒ Rep. Gr.
94 .
7.4 Drive Axle, Inserted Inner Joint, Remov‐
ing and Installing
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Drive Axle Remover - T10103-
♦ Drive Axle Remover - Adapter Plate - T10103/1-
♦ Engine/Gearbox Jack Adapter - Wheel Hub Support - T10149-
♦ Driveshaft Fitting Tool - T10206-
♦ Driveshaft Socket - 32mm - T10209-
♦ Torque Wrench 1332 40-200Nm - VAG1332-
♦ Engine/Gearbox Jack - VAG1383A-
♦ Torque Wrench 1331 5-50Nm - VAG1331-
♦ Torque Wrench 1601 - VAG1601-
♦ Pry lever, commercially available
Audi Q7 2007 ➤
Suspension, Wheels, Steering - Edition 01.2014
7. Drive Axle 185
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