Audi A4. Body repair manual - part 10
Door mirrors
Door mirror housing, replacing
- Remove mirror glass.
- Remove screws -4- (2x).
- Press back retainers -2- and take off cover -3- downward.
- Remove screws -1- at mirror adjusting unit (3x).
- Lift up housing -5- and remove.
Door mirrors
Power mirror adjuster, replacing
- Disconnect battery.
- Remove mirror glass.
- Remove screws -1- (3x)
Tightening torque: 1 Nm (9 in. lb)
- For mirror adjusting units with harness connectors, these should be
removed before disassembly.
Note:
For mirror adjusting units with soldered wires, these should be separated
individually directly at the housing.
- Install wiring into connector housing enclosed with replacement unit.
Note:
Transfer wire routing from old power mirror adjuster using correct wiring
diagram.
Rocker panel cover, removing and installing (S4)
Rocker panel cover, removing
and installing (S4)
1 - Hex nut
1 Nm
2 - Retaining strip
Adhesive surfaces must be free of dust and
grease before pressing on retaining strip.
Self-adhesive, remove protective foil just
prior to assembly.
- Use hot air gun to warm retaining strip to
approx. 40
C (max 50
C) before
assembly.
- Center retaining strip using one hollow
rivet at the front and one at the rear.
- Press complete surface of retaining strip
securely into adhesive areas at sill.
- Rivet retaining strip to sill, starting at
front and moving toward rear.
Rocker panel cover, removing and installing (S4)
3 - Hollow rivet
5x.
4 - Bracket
5 - Collar screw
1.5 Nm.
6 - Phillips-head screw
1.5 Nm.
7 - Rear trim piece
Removing Fig. 2 .
8 - Rocker panel cover for sill
Before removing, remove rear trim piece -
7-
Fig. 2 .
Remove front end piece -10-.
- Remove Phillips-head screws -6- at front
and rear.
- Disengage twist locks -12- and remove.
- Remove cap nuts -11-.
Rocker panel cover, removing and installing (S4)
- Remove bolts for securing wheelhousing liner
near hex nuts -1-.
- Press wheelhousing liner to side and remove
hex nuts -1-.
- Bolts for securing the EVAP canister must also
be removed on right-hand side.
- Pull rocker arm cover slightly forward out of
bracket -4- and remove from sill.
9 - Mount for twist lock
Tab on mount must face vehicle interior.
Rocker panel cover, removing and installing (S4)
10 - Front end piece
Removing Fig. 1 .
11 - Cap nut
1.5 Nm.
12 - Twist lock
Notch (arrow) must face front of vehicle.
Rocker panel cover, removing and installing (S4)
Fig. 1
Removing and installing front end piece
- Remove front wheel.
- Drill rivet heads off hollow rivets -3- an knock rivet shaft through.
- Remove wheelhousing liner bolts around front end piece.
- Press wheelhousing liner to side and remove hex nut -2-.
- Remove front end piece -1- from fender toward side.
Rocker panel cover, removing and installing (S4)
Fig. 2
Removing and installing rear trim piece
- Drill rivet head off hollow rivet -2- an knock rivet shaft through.
- Push pin through expanding clip and remove expanding clip from trim
piece.
- Pin is required when reinstalling expanding clip.
- Pull trim piece up and out of bracket first and then remove.
- For further removal of rocker panel cover, remove Phillips-head screws
(arrows).
Front wheelhousing liner, removing and installing
Front wheelhousing liner,
removing and installing
1 - Front wheelhousing liner
Front wheel removed.
- To remove, remove bolts -2- (10x) and
remove wheelhousing liner below fender.
- When installing, press plastic tabs
(dotted line in illustration) in direction of
arrow into the holes on fender and then
install Phillips-head screws.
2 - Phillips-head screws
2.5 Nm
3 - Fender
Rear wheelhousing liner, removing and installing
Rear wheelhousing liner,
removing and installing
1 - Rear wheelhousing liner (Front Wheel
Drive vehicles)
Rear wheel removed.
- Remove Phillips-head screws -3- at top
(5x) and bottom (4x).
- Remove wheelhousing liner from side
panel above suspension strut mount.
2 - Rear wheelhousing liner (Quattro)
Removing and installing same as for Front
Wheel Drive.
3 - Phillips-head screw
2.5 Nm
4 - Clip
Hood
Hood
Hood, removing, installing and adjusting
1 - Hood
Removing:
- Disconnect hose to windshield washer
system and unclip.
Second person is needed to support and
lift hood during removal
- Disconnect gas-filled strut -2- from hood
-1-.
- Remove bolts -6-.
- Remove hood.
Installing:
- Install in reverse order of removal.
Adjusting:
- Align hood -1- between fenders.
- Adjust height of hood at hood lock Fig.
fenders by adjusting stop buffers -4- Fig.
2 Page 55-6
Hood
2 - Gas-filled strut
Removing page 55-4
- To install, press gas-filled strut onto ball
stud.
- Install with tube end of strut at body of
vehicle.
Releasing pressure page 55-5
3 - Hood hinge
Hood -1- must be removed or propped up
securely
- To remove, remove bolts -5-, -6- and -7-.
4 - Stop buffer
21 Nm (15 ft lb)
6 - Bolts (2x)
21 Nm (15 ft lb)
Hood
7 - Bolt
7.5 Nm (66 in. lb)
8 - Hood lock release
- To remove, remove bolt -9-.
Installing
Fig. 3 Page 55-6
Hood lock release can only be adjusted in
direction of travel
9 - Bolts (3x)
8 Nm (71 in. lb)