Spring, Removing And Installing: Removing

-- Place the vehicle on a hoist.

-- Remove the wheels.

-- Slide the securing lever back in the direction of the -arrow- if necessary.

Fig 1: Pressing Locking Lever In -Direction Of Arrow- To Secure Piston

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NOTE:

This and the following illustrations show the procedure without the stone deflector.

-- Insert the new Spring Tensioning System - Audi Set - Thrust Plate with Securing Plate VAS6274/10-2 with the locking device bracket from the supplementary seat from the outside.

Fig 2: Insert New VAS 6274/10-2 With Locking Device Bracket

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Spring Tensioning System - Audi Set - Thrust Plate with Securing Plate VAS6274/10-2

-- Insert the piston -2- with the T-handle -3- into the thrust plate. Slide the locking lever on the thrust plate back toward the outside (open).

-- Press the locking lever in the direction of the -arrow- to secure the piston.

Fig 3: Pressing Locking Lever In -Direction Of Arrow- To Secure Piston

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-- Rotate the thrust plate with securing plate all the way up.

-- Insert the new Spring Tensioning System - Audi Set - Thrust Plate with Swivel Bearing VAS6274/10-1 with the locking device bracket from the supplementary seat from the outside.

Fig 4: Insert New VAS 6274/10-1 With Locking Device Bracket From Supplementary Seat From Inside

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Spring Tensioning System - Audi Set - Thrust Plate with Swivel Bearing VAS6274/10-1

The locking device bracket -2- must be installed in the front.

-- Rotate the thrust plate with swivel bearing all the way down.

CAUTION:

Coat the front area of the spindle lightly with the accompanying grease before removal and installation of each spring.
Only coat the spindle with the accompanying grease. The spindle will be damaged if a different grease is used.

-- Coat the front area of the new Spring Tensioning System - Audi Set - Spindle VAS6274/10-4 lightly with the appropriate grease.

Fig 5: Coat Front Area Of New Spindle VAS 6274/10-4 Lightly With Appropriate Grease

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Tube of grease from the Spring Tensioning System VAS6274 or from the Spring Tensioning System - Audi Set VAS6274/10
Spring Tensioning System - Audi Set - Spindle VAS6274/10-4

-- Install the new Spring Tensioning System - Audi Set - Spindle VAS6274/10-4 hand tight with the Spring Tensioning System - Socket VAS6274/6.

Fig 6: Identifying New Spindle VAS 6274/10-4 Installed With Socket VAS 6274/6 By Hand

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Spring Tensioning System - Audi Set - Spindle VAS6274/10-4
Spring Tensioning System - Socket VAS6274/6

-- Attach the locking devices -1- and -2- on both thrust plates to each other.

Fig 7: Attaching Locking Devices On Both Pressure Plates To Each Other

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-- Install the new bolts -3- by hand.

WARNING:

The coil spring may only be tensioned or released if both locking device brackets -1- and -2- are connected to each other using both bolts -3-.

-- Lightly tension the thrust plates using the new Spring Tensioning System - Audi Set - Spindle VAS6274/10-4.

-- Check to see if both coil springs are seated correctly in the pressure plates.

NOTE:

When tensioning the coil spring, the locking device bracket must face forward in the direction of travel.

-- Tension the coil spring with the Spring Tensioning System - Socket VAS6274/6. While doing so counter-hold with the Spring Tensioning System - Counterhold Tool VAS6274/7.

Fig 8: Tension Coil Spring Using VAS 6274/6 Counter Hold Using Counter Hold Tool VAS 6274/7

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Spring Tensioning System - Counterhold Tool VAS6274/7
Spring Tensioning System - Socket VAS6274/6

CAUTION:

Do not use an impact wrench to tighten the coil spring.
Use a commercially available ratchet to tighten.

-- Tension coil spring -1- just enough until it is possible to remove stone protection plate -3- and lower spring support -2-. If necessary use a screwdriver -1- to tension the spring further.

Fig 9: Coil Spring And Lower Spring Plate

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Fig 10: Ensuring Bolts Do Not Lie On Pressure Plate Stop

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CAUTION:

When tightening, make sure the bolts -A arrows- do not lie on the thrust plate stop -1-.
The thrust plate locking device -2- must not lie on the stop -arrow B- on the pressure plate -1-.

-- Remove the coil spring forward and down.

Release the Tension of the Coil Spring in the Spring Tensioning System VAS6274.

Fig 11: Identifying Spindle -1- Must Not Project Over End Of Coil Spring -2-

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-- Rotate the spindle -1- back slightly if necessary. The spindle -1- must not project over the end of the coil spring -2-.

-- Insert the left coil spring on the spring plate -1- so the stop -2- aligns with the marking "L". Only applies to the left coil spring.

Fig 12: Insert Left Coil Spring On Spring Plate So The Stop Aligns With The Marking

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For the right coil spring, the stop -2- must align with the "R" marking.

-- Position the bottom side of the end of the left coil spring in the Spring Tensioning System VAS6274 at the "L" marking -arrow-.

Fig 13: Position Bottom Side Of End Of Left Coil Spring In VAS 6274

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Position the bottom side of the end of the right coil spring in the Spring Tensioning System VAS6274 at the "R" marking.

-- Make a marking -1- with a felt-tip marker.

Fig 14: Identifying Make A Marking -1-

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NOTE:

The marking -1- is needed when tightening for installation.

The locking device -2- faces up.

-- Tighten the bolts -1- slightly by hand.

Fig 15: Bolts -1- & VAS 6274/6

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Spring Tensioning System - Socket VAS6274/6

-- Release the coil spring tension using the Spring Tensioning System - Socket VAS6274/6. Release the tension at the same time using the Spring Tensioning System VAS6274 and the Pneumatic/Hydraulic Foot Pump VAS6179.

-- Remove the spindle -2- once the coil spring is released.

Fig 16: Identifying Spindle Once Coil Spring Is Released

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-- Remove the locking device bolts -1- and the Spring Tensioning System - Audi Set - Thrust Plate with Swivel Bearing VAS6274/10-1.

-- Slide the locking lever -1- back.

Fig 17: Removing Piston With T-Handle

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-- Remove the piston -2- with the T-handle -3-.

-- Release the coil spring completely.