Audi Allroad Quattro Suspension Kit 10 Piece Set TRQ PSA56186

1. step 1 : Removing the Wheel Jump to 0:46

   • Remove the center cap with a cap removal tool or pick
   • Loosen the 17mm lug nuts with the vehicle on the ground
   • Raise the vehicle with a floor jack
   • Secure the vehicle on jack stands
   • Remove the lug nuts
   • Pull off the wheel

2. step 2 : Simulating the Suspension Jump to 1:11

   • Push up on the suspension with a floor jack until the suspension stops compressing
   • Measure the top of the strut mount and mark from the front of the tap to where it lines up at the bottom (3 1/4 inches)
   • Lower the floor jack to release the weight from the suspension

3. step 3 : Removing the Strut Assembly Jump to 2:19

   • Remove the pinch bolt with a 16mm wrench and 16mm socket and ratchet
   • If the bolt won't remove, use a chisel and hammer
   • Slide a pickle fork under the joint
   • Hammer the pick fork in until it separates from the spindle
   • Remove the Phillips head screw from the coolant tank
   • Slide the tank out of its retainers
   • Remove the 16mm bolt below the expansion tank
   • Remove the rain tray
   • Pull off the rubber boot before the fuse box
   • Remove the 16mm bolt
   • Remove the 16mm bolt by the fuse panel
   • Remove the bolt from the bottom of the strut with a an 18mm socket and 18mm wrench
   • Remove the strut from the lower control arm

4. step 4 : Removing the Upper Control Arms Jump to 7:34

   • Remove the 16mm bolts holding in the upper control arms
   • Remove the upper control arms

5. step 5 : Installing the Upper Control Arms Jump to 8:04

   • Insert the upper control arm into place
   • Remember to transfer the mark you used to measure the angle of the control arms
   • Set the angle
   • Tighten the 16mm bolts
   • Torque the control arm bolts to 37 foot-pounds and add 90 degrees
   • Repeat the process for the other side
   • Remove the protective caps from the new boots

6. step 6 : Reinstalling the Strut Assembly Jump to 8:53

   • Insert the strut assembly into place
   • Tighten the top strut bolts
   • Torque the strut bolts to 55 foot-pounds
   • If the strut rotates, twist it to it's in place
   • Tighten the lower strut bolt with an 18mm socket and wrench
   • Reinstall the forward control arm into the spindle
   • Press the control arm into the spindle with pliers
   • Insert the pinch bolt in halfway
   • Reinstall the nut on the back of the pinch bolt with a 15mm socket and wrench
   • Torque the pinch bolt to 30 foot-pounds
   • Torque the lower strut bolt to 66 foot-pounds

7. step 7 : Reattaching the Wheel Jump to 11:14

   • Slide the wheel into place
   • Start the lug nuts by hand
   • Tighten the lug nuts preliminarily
   • Lower the vehicle to the ground
   • Tighten the lug nuts to 90 foot-pounds in a crossing or star pattern
   • Reattach the center cap

Tools needed for replacement

• General Tools

  Hammer

  Jack Stands

  Pick

  Chisel

  Floor Jack

• Materials, Fluids, and Supplies

  Rust Penetrant

• Pliers, Cutters & misc Wrenches

  Channel-Lock Pliers

• Ratchets & Related

  Socket Extensions

  Torque Wrench

  Ratchet

• Screwdrivers & Related

  Phillips Head Screwdriver

• Sockets - Metric

  16mm Socket

  18mm Socket

• Specialty Tools

  Tie Rod Fork

  Ball Joint Press

  Audi Wheel Cap Removal Tool

• Wrenches - Metric

  16mm Wrench

  18mm Wrench