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3 Coil Spring Suspension Strut, Upper
Control Arm, Mounting Bracket and
Level Control System Sensor
⇒ “3.1 Coil Spring Suspension Strut, Upper Control Arm, Mount‐
ing Bracket, and Level Control System Sensor Overview”,
page 46
⇒ “3.2 Coil Spring Suspension Strut, Removing and Installing”,
page 48
⇒ “3.3 Suspension Strut, Coil Spring, Servicing”, page 50
⇒ “3.4 Upper Control Arm, Removing and Installing”, page 53
⇒ “3.5 Upper Control Arm, Repairing”, page 54
⇒ “3.6 Mounting Bracket, Removing and Installing”, page 55
⇒ “3.7 Level Control System Sensor, Removing and Installing”,
page 56
3.1 Coil Spring Suspension Strut, Upper Control Arm, Mounting Bracket, and
Level Control System Sensor Overview
1 - Bolt
❑ 50 Nm + 90°
❑ Always replace if re‐
moved.
2 - Bracket
❑ Removing and Instal‐
ling, refer to
⇒ “3.6 Mounting Brack‐
et, Removing and Instal‐
ling”, page 55 .
3 - Bracket
4 - Self-Locking Nut
❑ 50 Nm + 90°
❑ Always replace if re‐
moved.
5 - Bolt
❑ 5 Nm
6 - Left Front Level Control
System Sensor - G78- / Right
Front Level Control Sensor -
G289-
❑ Removing and Instal‐
ling, refer to
⇒ “3.2 Left Front Level
Control System Sensor
G78 and Right Front
Level Control Sensor
G289 , Removing and
Installing”, page 216 .
7 - Self-Locking Nut
❑ 85 Nm
❑ Always replace if re‐
moved.
Audi Q7 2007 ➤
Suspension, Wheels, Steering - Edition 01.2014
46 Rep. Gr.40 - Front Suspension