Service

Repair Manual
Audi A4 2008 ➤
Audi A5 Cabriolet 2009 ➤
Audi A5 Coupé 2008 ➤
Audi Q5 2008 ➤
Rear Final Drive 0BD
Edition 05.2010
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Repair Group
00 - General, Technical Data
39 - Final Drive, Differential

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Technical information should always be available to the foremen and mechanics, because their
careful and constant adherence to the instructions is essential to ensure vehicle road-worthiness and
safety. In addition, the normal basic safety precautions for working on motor vehicles must, as a
matter of course, be observed.

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Contents

00 - General, Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Rear Final Drive Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Lift Mode on Vehicles with Air Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2 Description and Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1 Component Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.2 Powertrain Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.1 Engine Code, Transmission Allocation, Ratios and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

39 - Final Drive, Differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

1 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.1 Rear Final Drive Gear Oil, Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.1 Rear Final Drive Assembly Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.2 Driveshaft Bolted on Transmission-Side Assembly Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.3 Driveshaft Mounted on Transmission-Side Assembly Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.1 Fastener Tightening Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4 Removal and Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.1 Rear Final Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.2 Flange Shaft Seals, Rear Final Drive Removed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.3 Flange and Driveshaft Seals, Rear Final Drive Removed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.4 Driveshaft Bolted on Transmission Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.5 Driveshaft to Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
4.6 Driveshaft from Rear Final Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
4.7 Driveshaft Attached on Transmission Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5 Special Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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