Audi Q5: Wheel Housing Liner
Overview - Front Wheel Housing Liner
Front Wheel Housing Liner
1 - Wheel Housing Liner
- Removing:
- Driveshaft cover, removing.
- Press in front wheel accordingly.
- Remove the bolts on the lower wheel housing liner.
- Loosen the retainer on the clips, for example, using a small screwdriver, and slide the clip sideways off the retaining pins.
- Disengage wheel housing liner from fender and pull downward and out.
- Install in reverse order of removal.
2 - Bolt
- 2 Nm
3 - Clip
- Quantity: 7
Note
Replace the clips after removing the wheel housing liner.
4 - Expanding Clip
5 - Wheel Spoiler
6 - Bumper Cover
Driveshaft Cover
1 - Driveshaft Cover
2 - Wheel Housing Liner
3 - Longitudinal Member
4 - Driveshaft
5 - Nut
- 2 Nm
Overview - Rear Wheel Housing Liner
1 - Rear Wheel Housing Liner
- Removing:
- The rear wheel is removed.
- Remove the outer bolts.
- Remove the clips from the retaining pins.
- Remove wheel housing liner downward.
- Install in reverse order of removal.
2 - Bolts
- 2 Nm
3 - Clip
- Quantity: 7
Note
Replace the clips after removing the wheel housing liner.
Overview - Front Wheel Spoiler
1 - Clamping Pin
2 - Front Noise Insulation
3 - Spring Nut
- Slide onto the noise insulation.
4 - Wheel Spoiler
- Remove the bolts in the wheel housing liner in the spoiler area.
- Press the wheel housing liner to the side in the spoiler area and loosen the locking pins.
- Remove the wheel spoiler under the wheel housing liner.
5 - Wheel Housing Liner
6 - Bolt
- 1.5 Nm
Front Wheel Housing Liner, Removing and Installing
Refer to the Assembly Overview to determine removal and installation of the wheel housing liner. Refer to → Chapter "Overview - Front Wheel Housing Liner".
Special tools and workshop equipment required
- Locking Pliers -VAS6199-
- Use to loosen the clips on the wheel housing liner.
Release the Clip
- To remove the clips -3-, unlock the release lever -2- with needle nose pliers in direction of -arrow A- and push it off the pin -1- in direction of -arrow B-.
- The Locking Pliers -VAS6199- may also be alternatively used to release the clips.
