Audi A4: Window Guide, Removing and Installing

Removing

- Remove the window frame trim panel. Refer to → Body Interior; Rep. Gr.70; Rear Door Trim Panels; Window Frame Trim Panel, Removing and Installing.

- Remove the B-pillar trim. Refer to → Chapter "B-Pillar Door Trim, Removing and Installing, Rear".

- Remove the C-pillar trim. Refer to → Chapter "Door C-Pillar Trim, Removing and Installing".

- Remove the rear door window. Refer to → Chapter "Rear Door Window, Removing and Installing".

- Pull the window guide -2- out of the guide rails in the direction of -arrows A-.

- Remove the window guide corners in the direction of -arrows B-.

- Starting at the front, pull the window guide out of the guide, working outward from the door flange -1- in the direction of -arrows C-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal and note the following:

- Install the window guide on the door flange in the sequence -1 through 5-.

1. Position the upper window guide corner -A- on the C-pillar door flange and align it with the C-pillar trim by installing the C-pillar trim without using screws.
2. Position the upper window guide corner -B- on the B-pillar door flange and align it with the B-pillar trim by installing the B-pillar trim without using screws.
3. Push on the upper window guide -C-, working from the outside toward the inside.
4. Align the window guide -D- on the B-pillar guide rail and insert it into the guide rail.
5. Align the window guide -E- on the C-pillar guide rail and insert it into the guide rail.

Door Window Guide Rail, Removing and Installing

Removing

- Move the door window into the "open" position.

- Remove the window frame trim panel. Refer to → Body Interior; Rep. Gr.70; Rear Door Trim Panels; Window Frame Trim Panel, Removing and Installing.

- Remove the door inner cover. Refer to → Chapter "Door Inner Cover, Removing and Installing".

- Remove the window regulator motor. Refer to → Chapter "Window Regulator Motor, Removing and Installing".

- Pull the window guide -1- away from the C-pillar trim -2- slightly.

- Remove the bolt -arrow- for the guide rail and push the window guide into the C-pillar trim guide.

- Move the door window into the "closed" position.

- Remove the window guide -3- from the guide rail -4-.

- Remove the bolt -1-.

- Remove the guide rail forward in the direction of -arrow-. Doing so loosens the retainer -2-.

- Remove the guide rail.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal.

Tightening Specifications

• Refer to → Chapter "Overview - Window Guides and Window Shaft Strips"

Inner Window Shaft Strip, Removing and Installing

Removing

- Remove the window frame trim panel. Refer to → Body Interior; Rep. Gr.70; Rear Door Trim Panels; Window Frame Trim Panel, Removing and Installing.

- Remove the window shaft strip -1- upward in the direction of -arrows-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal and note the following:

- Position the window shaft strip -1- on the window guide edge -2- at both ends -arrow- and press to the center of the door fold.

Outer Window Shaft Strip, Removing and Installing

Special tools and workshop equipment required

• Wedge Set -T10383-
• Wedge 1 -T10383/1-

Removing

- Move the door window into the "open" position.

- Using the -T10383/1-, carefully remove the window shaft strip -2- at the B-pillar trim -1- upward from the door flange -arrows-.

- Remove the window shaft strip.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal and note the following:

TIP

The lower edge of the window shaft strip can be coated with tire mounting paste for installation.

- Align the window shaft strip -1- flush to the door body -2- in -arrow B- and attach it on the door flange all the way to the A-pillar in the direction of -A arrows-.

Special Tools

Special tools and workshop equipment required

• Wedge Set -T10383-
• Wedge 1 -T10383/1-

• Adhesive Strip Remover -VAS6349-

• Angled Screwdriver -VAS6543-

• Roller -3356-

• Gauge - Gap Adjustment -3371-
• Template -T40038/20-

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