Overview - Rear Final Drive, AUDI A4 And A5
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2024 Audi A4 allroad. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
Rear Final Drive
- Driveshaft
- Removing and Installing. Refer to DRIVESHAFT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- Removing and installing on the rear final drive. Refer to DRIVE SHAFT, REMOVING FROM REAR FINAL DRIVE AND INSTALLING .
- Rear Final Drive
- Refer to FINAL DRIVE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING
- Stop Buffer
- Installation position: rubber side faces downward toward the final drive
- Bolt
- Subframe
- Removing and Installing. Refer to OVERVIEW - SUBFRAME .
- Rear Bonded Rubber Bushing
- Removing and Installing. Refer to OVERVIEW - SUBFRAME .
- Bolt
- 70 Nm + 180°
- Always replace.
- There are different bolt lengths. Refer to Parts Information for the allocation.
- Nut
- 20 Nm
- Nut
- Always replace.
- Auxiliary Mount
- Not installed on all versions
- To tighten the nut ) OVERVIEW - REAR FINAL DRIVE, AUDI A4 AND A5, counterhold at the lower hex fitting
- Bolt
- 23 Nm
- Not installed on all versions
- Drive Axle
- Removing and Installing. Refer to DRIVE AXLE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- Heat Shield
Different versions
- Assembly on the side with three bolts; tightening specification ) OVERVIEW - REAR FINAL DRIVE, AUDI A4 AND A5
- Assembly from below with the two bolts; tightening specification. Refer to Fig 2.
- Nut
- 20 Nm
- Not installed on all versions
- To tighten, counterhold at the lower hex fitting of the auxiliary mount ) OVERVIEW - REAR FINAL DRIVE, AUDI A4 AND A5
- Nut
- Always replace.
- Front Bonded Rubber Bushing
- Removing and Installing. Refer to BONDED RUBBER BUSHING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- M10 Bolt
Vehicles "with" auxiliary mount Installing
- 50 Nm + 180°
- Always replace.
Vehicles "without" auxiliary mount ) OVERVIEW - REAR FINAL DRIVE, AUDI A4 AND A5
- 55 Nm
Bolts arrows for heat shield 1
- 23 Nm
- Not installed on all versions