Gas-filled shock absorber (1) Audi bonnet can be dismantled after removing the lock washer (2) and removing the hinge eye from the pin.
Have an assistant hold the heavy hood before the mounting bolts are loosened (1 and 2) hood.
Dismantling
Mounting of the removed hood can be facilitated if the position of the hinges is noted before dismantling. This is best done with a waterproof marker.
1. Where present, loosen the wires for the bonnet light, heated washer sprayers, and ground strap.
Tip: if the same hood will be installed, then when pulling the wire, fasten the cord to its end. Pull the cord with wire through the hood. The cord will remain in the hood and help retract the wire during installation.
2. Disconnect the windshield washer hose.
3. Remove the gas shock absorber retaining clip from the top mounting pin or both pins.
4. Loosen the hinge bolts on the right and left.
5. The hood is too heavy to unscrew it alone. Therefore, hold the hood with an assistant on the right and left sides.
6. Now squeeze out the fastening pins of the gas-filled shock absorber and remove the shock absorber.
7. Completely unscrew the already loosened bolts by hand and remove the hood.
8. If required, hood hinges can be unscrewed.
Tip: All gas-charged shock absorbers cannot simply be thrown away, they must be brought to an Audi workshop for «degassing».
When properly installed, the hood should fit snugly against these shock absorbers (arrow). To adjust the height, the shock absorber is screwed or unscrewed.
in numbers «1» And «2» the reverse sides of the bolts are indicated, which must be loosened to adjust the hood lock in height.
If the bonnet striker does not fit exactly into the lock, it can be moved after loosening the hex bolts (1–3).
The front hood release cable enters the hood latch.
The numbers indicate: 1 - cable sheath; 2 - counter support of the cable sheath; 3 – the lever of the lock of a cowl; 4 - nipple at the end of the cable.
To replace the hood cable, loosen the hex bolts (1 and 2). Cable (4) only sold with handle (3).
Hood adjustment
When the hood is closed, the distance from it to both fenders must be the same (about 3 mm), and along the leading edge it should be in the same plane with the wings. In addition, the height adjustment must also be correct.
1. To adjust in the longitudinal direction, the bolts are loosened at the top between the hinge and the hood.
2. For lateral adjustment, the bolts between the hinge and the body are loosened.
3. Move the hood cover in the desired direction and tighten the bolts.
4. On the front edge, adjust the height of the hood as follows:
5. Screw in the shock absorbers on the right and left to the edge of the metal.
6. Loosen the hood lock mounting bolts and slide the lock as needed, up or down.
7. At this time, check the height adjustment with the hood closed: the top edge of the hood should be in front at the same height as the wings.
8. Tighten the hood lock mounting bolts again.
9. Pay attention that the locking bracket has entered into a hole of the lock. If not, the striker plate can be moved sideways and longitudinally after loosening the three fixing bolts.
10. Unscrew the thrust shock absorber until the hood stops swinging in the closed position. It takes several attempts to achieve the correct adjustment.
Bonnet cable replacement
1. Open the hood.
2. Hang the nipple from the lock at the end of the cable.
3. Also hang out the cable sheath.
4. Remove the cable sheath from the brackets. In the area of the hood gasket, it is laid in the gasket groove.
Dismantle the receiving pocket on the left under the dashboard (chapter Salon).
Order of execution
1. Unscrew the release handle at the driver's feet.
2. Retract the hood cable into the passenger compartment. Be careful, «obstinate» cable can cause damage to the eyes!
3. Pull the new cable from the inside through the rubber nozzle, make sure that the nozzle is correctly positioned (dense).
4. Screw on the release handle.
5. Insert the cable sheath into the hood gasket recess and into the brackets on the front of the vehicle.
6. Pull the cable through the lock's counter support and hang the sheath.
7. Attach the nipple to the lock at the end of the rope.
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