Overview - Rear Final Drive, AUDI A4 And A5

Rear Final Drive 

Fig 1: Exploded View Of Rear Final Drive

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1. 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 .
2. Rear Final Drive
   • Refer to FINAL DRIVE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING 
3. Stop Buffer
   • Installation position: rubber side faces downward toward the final drive
4. Bolt
5. Subframe
   • Removing and Installing. Refer to OVERVIEW - SUBFRAME .
6. Rear Bonded Rubber Bushing
   • Removing and Installing. Refer to OVERVIEW - SUBFRAME .
7. Bolt
   • 70 Nm + 180°
   • Always replace.
   • There are different bolt lengths. Refer to Parts Information for the allocation.
8. Nut
   • 20 Nm
9. Nut
   • Always replace.
10. Auxiliary Mount
    • Not installed on all versions
    • To tighten the nut -item  : Nut, counterhold at the lower hex fitting
11. Bolt
    • 23 Nm
    • Not installed on all versions
12. Drive Axle
    • Removing and Installing. Refer to DRIVE AXLE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
13. Heat Shield

    Different versions

    • Assembly on the side with three bolts; tightening specification -item  : Bolt
    • Assembly from below with the two bolts; tightening specification. Refer to Fig 2.
14. Nut
    • 20 Nm
    • Not installed on all versions
    • To tighten, counterhold at the lower hex fitting of the auxiliary mount -item  : Auxiliary Mount
15. Nut
    • Always replace.
16. Front Bonded Rubber Bushing
    • Removing and Installing. Refer to BONDED RUBBER BUSHING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
17. M10 Bolt

    Vehicles "with" auxiliary mount -item  : Auxiliary Mount

    • 50 Nm + 180°
    • Always replace.

      Vehicles "without" auxiliary mount -item  : Auxiliary Mount

    • 55 Nm

Bolts arrows for heat shield 1

Fig 2: Heat Shield - Bolts

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• 23 Nm
• Not installed on all versions