Fastener Tightening Specifications

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Component	Fastener Size	Nm
All Wheel Drive Clutch Valve to Hydraulic Control Unit Housing Bolt	-	2.5
All Wheel Drive Pump to Hydraulic Control Unit Housing Bolt	-	5
Automatic Transmission Fluid Drain Plug to Final Drive Housing	-	15
Automatic Transmission Fluid Inspection Plug to Left Chamber	-	15
Bracket for the Wiring Harness		9
Center Bearing	-	20
Drive Axle Heat Shield to Rear Final Drive Bolt	-	20
Driveshaft Center Bearing to Body Bolt	-	20
Driveshaft to Rear Final Drive Flange Bolt ¹	-	30 + 90°
Driveshaft to Transmission Flange Bolt ¹	-	30 + 90°
Flange Shaft to Rear Final Drive Bolt ¹	-	50 + 180°
Gear Oil Inspection Plug to Final Drive Housing	-	15
Hydraulic Control Module to Final Drive Housing Bolt
	M8 ²	20
	M8 ³	20
	M8 ⁴	30
Left Pipe Installed between the Hydraulic Control Unit and the Left Chamber, Nuts	-	30
Left/Right Chamber to Final Drive Housing Bolt	-	24
Oil Pressure/Temperature Sensor to Hydraulic Control Unit Housing	-	10
Right Pipe Installed Between the Hydraulic Control Unit and the Right Chamber, Nuts	-	30
Shuttle Valve to Hydraulic Control Unit Housing	-	8
Subframe to Rear Final Drive
- Lower Bolt	-	55
- Rear Bolt	-	95
Wiring Harness Bracket to Right Chamber Bolt	-	5
Wiring harness bracket to the rear final drive	-	9
¹ Always replace ² 50 millimeter (mm) long ³ 50 millimeter long, with a permanent seal under the bolt head ⁴ 30 mm long

Driveshaft to Rear Final Drive - Tightening Specification and Sequence

Always replace the driveshaft bolts -1-.

Fig 1: Counter Hold Using Counterhold Tool Touareg V10 T10172 And Adapters T10172/5
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Counterhold using the counterhold tool Touareg V10T10172 and adapters T10172/5.

-- Tighten the bolts -1- in 3 steps as follows:

Step	Bolts	Tightening Specification/Additional Turn
1.	-1-	Next to the color dots 30 Nm ¹⁾
2.	-1-	The remaining all around 30 Nm
3.	-1-	90° additional turn all around
¹⁾ The CV joint will be pushed toward the opposite side reducing the imbalance.

Driveshaft Heat Shield - Tightening Specification

-- Tighten the bolts -arrows- to 24 Nm.

Fig 2: Driveshaft Heat Shield - Tightening Specification

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Driveshaft to Rear Final Drive 0BE and 0BF - Tightening Specification and Sequence

Always replace the driveshaft bolts -1-.

Fig 3: Counter Hold Using Counterhold Tool Touareg V10 T10172 And Adapters T10172/5
Courtesy of AUDI OF AMERICA, LLC
Counter hold using the counterhold tool Touareg V10T10172 and adapters T10172/5 (M8 bolts) or T10172/6 (M10 bolts).

-- Tighten the bolts -1- in 3 steps as follows:

Step	M8 and M10 Bolts	Tightening Specification/Additional Turn
1.	-1-	Next to the color dots 30 Nm ¹⁾
2.	-1-	The remaining all around 30 Nm
3.	-1-	90° additional turn all around
¹⁾ The CV joint will be pushed toward the opposite side reducing the imbalance.