1996 AUDI A4 brake light

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Rear axle, removing and installing


Removing

Vehicle must be standing on its wheels
above vehicle lift

Repair Manual, Brake System, Repair Group 47
- Remove wheel trim.
On light alloy wheels use puller in vehicle tool kit to remove trim cap
- Raise vehicle.
- Extract brake fluid from reservoir:
- Remove wheels.

- Remove cover (arrows).
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- Remove locking plates -1- on left and right-sides, slightly loosen bolts -
2- for cable retaining plate, and remove cables from axle beam.

- Disconnect brake lines at rear axle (arrow) on both sides.
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ge 12 of 26 Rear axle, servicin
g (front-wheel-drive vehicles
)
11/20/2002 htt
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Guide bushings, removing and installing


Lowering rear axle
- On vehicles with headlight range control remove linkage from axle
beam.
- Remove bolts from guide bushing mount and lower axle.
- Position VW552 guide piece to prevent brake lines from becoming
stressed.

Removing guide bushing
Pa
ge 17 of 26 Rear axle, servicin
g (front-wheel-drive vehicles
)
11/20/2002 htt
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play?action=Goto&t
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pair&id=AUDI.B5.SU01.42.1