Overview - Suspension Strut And Upper Control Arm

WARNING: This page is about a different variant/trim than selected.

Fig 1: Exploded View Of Mounting Bracket, Shock Absorber Fork, Upper Control Arm And Tower Brace

Courtesy of AUDI OF AMERICA, LLC

Nuts
- 30 Nm
Tower Brace
- Removing and installing. Refer To TOWER BRACE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
Bolts
- 7 Nm
Nut
- Always Replace If Removed
Upper Rear Control Arm
- Removing And Installing. Refer To UPPER CONTROL ARM, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- From MY 2012 (Running Change), A Bonded Rubber Bushing Made With A Different Rubber Compound Was Installed On The Upper Control Arm In Cabriolet Vehicles. Installing More Than One Kind Is Not Permitted.
Bolt
- 50 Nm +90°
- Always Replace If Removed
- Must Be Tightened In The Curb Weight Position. Refer To WHEEL BEARING IN CURB WEIGHT, LIFTING VEHICLES WITH COIL SPRING, FRONT AXLE .
Bolt
- Always Replace If Removed
Washer
Wheel Bearing Housing
Nut
- 40 Nm
- Always Replace If Removed
Upper Front Control Arm
- Removing And Installing. Refer To UPPER CONTROL ARM, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- From MY 2012 (Running Change), A Bonded Rubber Bushing Made With A Different Rubber Compound Was Installed On The Upper Control Arm In Cabriolet Vehicles. Installing More Than One Kind Is Not Permitted.
Bolt
- 50 Nm +90°
- Always Replace If Removed
- Must Be Tightened In The Curb Weight Position. Refer To WHEEL BEARING IN CURB WEIGHT, LIFTING VEHICLES WITH COIL SPRING, FRONT AXLE .
Nut
- Always Replace If Removed
Nut
- 90 Nm +90°
- Always Replace If Removed
- Must Be Tightened In The Curb Weight Position. Refer To WHEEL BEARING IN CURB WEIGHT, LIFTING VEHICLES WITH COIL SPRING, FRONT AXLE .
Bolt
- Always Replace If Removed
Control Arm
Bolt
- 40 Nm +90°
- Always replace if removed
- Must Be Tightened In The Curb Weight Position. Refer To WHEEL BEARING IN CURB WEIGHT, LIFTING VEHICLES WITH COIL SPRING, FRONT AXLE .
Coupling Rod
- Note Installed Position. Refer To COUPLING ROD, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- There Are Versions Made Of Aluminum And Plastic.
- A Mixed Installation Is Not Permitted
Shock Absorber Fork
- Shock Absorber Fork, Removing and Installing. Refer To SHOCK ABSORBER FORK, REMOVING AND INSTALLING
Nut
- 40 Nm +180°
- Always Replace If Removed
Bolt
- Always Replace If Removed
Suspension Strut
- Suspension Strut With Bracket, Removing And Installing. Refer To SUSPENSION STRUT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- For Servicing The Suspension Strut And Bracket. Refer To SUSPENSION STRUT, SERVICING .
- There Are Different Versions Of The Suspension. Refer To EXPLANATION OF PRODUCTION CONTROL NUMBERS (PR NUMBER) .
- Faulty Shock Absorbers Must Be Vented And Emptied Before Disposal. Refer To REPAIR INFORMATION
- Shock Absorber, Checking. Refer To REPAIR INFORMATION .
Bolts
- 40 Nm +90°
- Always Replace If Removed
- Follow The Tightening Sequence. Refer To INSTALL AND TIGHTEN THE BOLTS ONE AFTER THE OTHER IN THE SEQUENCE -1, 2, 3 AND 4-.