1997 AUDI A8 ECU

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Removing

- Loosen bolt drive axle/wheel hub while the
vehicle is still standing on its wheels.

- Remove wheel.

- Remove heat shield for right drive axle.

- Remove right drive axle:

Repair Manual, Suspension, Wheels,
Steering, Repair Group 40; Drive axle, removing and installing


- Remove bolt for flange shaft (arrow) while securing against turning
using a drift.
- Place VAG1306 drip tray underneath.
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Repair Manual, Suspension, Wheels, Steering, Repair Group 40; Drive
axle, removing and installing

Tightening torques - Install bolt for drive flange (arrow, 23 Nm) while securing drive flange
against turning, using a drift.
- Install drive axle.
- Install heat shield for right drive axle.
- Checking oil level in front final drive page 39
-1 .
Component

Nm
Drive flange to transmission 23
Drive axle to drive flange M10 77
Driveshaft to drive flange M8 39
Heat shield for driveshaft to transmission
23
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Front Wheel Drive (FWD) vehicles:

WARNING!
All:
Notes: - Remove bolts at cover for front final drive opposite of shown tightening
sequence.
- Place VAG1383A engine/gearbox jack with universal mount
underneath.
Slowly and carefully remove cover for front final drive from
transmission housing. The spur gears can otherwise fall out of
the transmission. Do not reinstall spur gears that have fallen to the ground. The
transmission must be swapped in this case.
- Lift off cover i.e. intermediate flange for front final drive.Do not remove spur gears for front final drive. Secure spur gears so
they do not fall out. If the spur gears for front final drive were removed, the wheel marking
must face outward (away from transmission) for re installation.
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- Remove bolt for flange shaft (arrow) while securing against turning
using a drift.
- Using VAG1358A oil siphoning unit, siphon gear oil from the final drive.
- Place VAG1306 drip tray underneath.
- Remove right drive flange.
- Remove right transmission support page 37
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.

- Remove bolts for final drive cover opposite of shown tightening
sequence and remove cover.
- Pull out differential and remove.
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- Remove right drive axle:

Repair Manual, Suspension, Wheels,
Steering, Repair Group 40; Drive axle, removing and installing


- Remove right transmission support page 37
-
125
.

- Remove bolt for flange shaft (arrow) while securing against turning
using a drift.
- Place VAG1306 drip tray underneath.
- Remove right drive flange.

- Remove bolts for final drive cover opposite of shown tightening
sequence and remove cover.
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