Audi A3

since 1997 of release

Repair and car operation


Audi A3
+ Maintenance instruction
- Current leaving and service
   Schedule of routine maintenance
   General information on control
   Check of levels of liquids, control of leaks
   Check of a condition of tires and pressure in them
   Replacement of impellent oil and oil filter
   Check of a gear belt of a drive of GRM on existence of damages, wear measurement
   Check of brake system
   Check of fuel system
   Rotation and replacement of wheels. Antisliding chains
   Check of a condition and replacement of hoses of an impellent compartment, localization of leaks
   Check of functioning of system of cooling
   Check of a condition of system of production of the fulfilled gases
   Visual check of tightness of a box of gear shifting
   Check of a condition of components of a suspension bracket and steering
   Check of a condition of protective covers of power shafts
   Greasing of clamps of doors and lock cylinder
   Condition check, adjustment and replacement of brushes of screen wipers
   Visual control of a seat belt and safety cushion block
   Check of a condition of the battery, care of it and charging
   Check of level of the RKPP transmission oil
   Replacement of the filter of air of salon
   Replacement of a filtering element of the air filter
   Replacement of brake liquid
   Check and replacement of spark plugs
   Replacement of the fuel filter of the diesel engine
   Check of level of liquid of system of hydrostrengthening of a wheel
   Check of level of liquid of the main transfer of automatic transmission
   Oil replacement in coupling of Haldex of models with a full drive
   Check of a condition of driving ridge belts
   Check of level of the AT transmission liquid
+ Engine
+ Systems of cooling, heating
+ the Power supply system and production of the fulfilled gases
+ engine Electric equipment
+ Manual box of gear shifting
+ Automatic transmission and models with a full drive
+ Coupling and power shafts
+ Brake system
+ Suspension bracket and steering
+ Body
+ Onboard electric equipment
+ Elektroskhema

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Check of a condition of components of a suspension bracket and steering
GENERAL INFORMATION
ATTENTION

Components of a steering drive and suspension bracket should be checked regularly. The worn-out or damaged components of a suspension bracket and a steering drive can serve as the reason of excessive and dangerous wear of tires, deteriorations of running characteristics and controllability the car and to fuel consumption increase.

Rack/shock-absorber check
PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. Park the car on an equal platform, switch off the engine and cock the parking brake. Check pressure in tires.
2. Press one of car corners, then release it, paying attention to body movement. It should cease to shake and rise in a starting position after one or two musclemen.
3. If the car continues to be shaken or did not come back to a starting position, the possible reason of it is the worn-out or weakened rack of a suspension bracket or the shock-absorber.
4. Repeat the procedure described above for each of three remained corners of the car.
5. To Poddomkratta the car and reliably establish it on support.
6. Examine racks/shock-absorbers on existence of signs of leakage of hydraulic liquid. The easy film of liquid is not at the bottom for concern. In case of detection of leak make sure that liquid follows from the rack/shock-absorber, instead of from where still. If it nevertheless leak from the rack/shock-absorber, replace racks or shock-absorbers in pair on one bridge (or all four).
7. Check reliability of installation and integrity of racks/shock-absorbers. Check the top support of racks on existence of damages and wear signs. In case of detection of those replace racks or shock-absorbers.
8. In case of need replacements of racks or shock-absorbers address for instructions to Chapter 10. Always replace both components on one bridge, otherwise there can be a threat of safety of the car. If it is possible, try to replace all four components in a set.
Check of a condition of system of a steering and suspension bracket
9. Examine components of system of a steering on existence of damages and deformations. Look for signs of leakage of the liquid, the damaged laying, protective covers and shtutserny connections.
10. Clear the bottom end of a rotary fist. Ask the assistant to grasp bottom edge of a wheel and to shake it, and at this time watch movement of the spherical support connecting a rotary fist to the lever. Examine protective covers of spherical support on existence of gaps. If you find люфт or it is necessary to replace the torn or proceeding protective covers, a spherical support (support).
11. capture each of forward wheels for forward and back edges and try to turn it a first line inside, and back outside to check existence люфта in a steering drive. If it is found люфт, check, whether weakened fastenings of the steering mechanism and hinges of steering drafts. If weakened fastenings, tighten them. If weakened steering drafts, worn-out hinges (check at first reliability of a tightening of nuts) can be the reason.
Check люфта steering
12. Establish a steering wheel in average situation.
13. Move a steering wheel here and there, watching thus forward wheels. The steering wheel can have maximum люфт 25 mm.
14. At bigger люфте a steering wheel it is necessary to check drafts of a steering, the steering mechanism and люфт bearings of a forward suspension bracket.
15. Strongly move steering drafts a hand. Spherical hinges should not have люфта, otherwise replace hinges or steering drafts.
Check of tips of steering drafts and spherical support
The remark on security measures
16. Shine with a lamp boots of the bottom spherical support at the left and on the right and check on existence of damages.
17. Shine with a lamp a boot of a tip of steering draft (the shooter on an accompanying illustration) at the left and on the right and check on existence of damages.
18. In the presence of damages of boots for reasons of safety it is necessary to replace the corresponding hinge with a boot. Pollution destroy the hinge.
19. Strongly move steering drafts a hand in different directions. The hinge should not have люфтов. Otherwise it is necessary to replace a tip of steering draft.
20. Check reliability of an inhaling of a lock-nut of-1-tips of steering drafts and a nut of fastening of the hinge, without rotating it. The moment of an inhaling should make 50 N of m.
21. Check protective covers at the steering mechanism, if necessary replace with the new.