Audi Q3: Inner Window Shaft Strip, Removing and Installing

Removing

- Remove the rear 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 -arrows-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

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

- Install the rear window frame trim panel. Refer to → Body Interior; Rep. Gr.70; Front Door Trim; Window Frame Trim Removing and Installing.

Outer Window Shaft Strip, Removing and Installing

Special tools and workshop equipment required

• Window Slot Seal Tool -T40219-

Window Slot Seal Tool -T40219- preparing:

• To remove the window shaft strip, pull the Window Slot Seal Tool -T40219- carefully at the marked location -arrow- so that it can be inserted behind the strip.

Removing

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

- Insert the Window Slot Seal Tool -T40219- next to the guide-4- for the window shaft strip -3- and hold it on the strip -2-.

• The front section -1- of the Window Slot Seal Tool -T40219- must be positioned as illustrated.

- Push the Window Slot Seal Tool -T40219- gently in direction of -arrow- to release it.

• The retaining strip must audibly unlock.

- Remove the window shaft strip upward from the door flange using the Window Slot Seal Tool -T40219-.

- Remove the window shaft strip.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

  Note

When installing, the lower edge of the window shaft strip can be coated with tire mounting paste.

- Position the window shaft strip -1- on the B-pillar trim on the door fold and press on it evenly -arrows A-. When doing this, the strip -2- must audibly engage.

• The retaining strip must fit -arrow- under the retaining plate -3-.

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

Door Inner Cover, Removing and Installing

Special tools and workshop equipment required

• Wedge Set -T10383-

Removing

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

- Free up the wiring harness -1-.

- Remove the cover -2- using the Wedge Set -T10383/1- from the inner door panel.

- Disengage the grommet -3- for the cable -4- for the interior door mechanism from the inner door trim.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

- Push in the interior door trim until it engages audibly.

• Interior door trim must be installed flush.

- Install the door trim panel. Refer to → Body Interior; Rep. Gr.70; Rear Door Trim Panels; Rear Door Trim Panel, Removing and Installing.

Catch, Removing and Installing

Removing

- Remove the bolts -2- and the catch -1-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

- Adjust the catch. Refer to → Chapter "Door, Adjusting".

Bracket, Removing and Installing

  Caution

There is a risk of malfunctions.

The door lock must be removed and installed together with the bracket to prevent over-bending the cable when disengaging and engaging it.

The cable must be disconnected from/attached to the lever on the door lock outside of the door.

Special tools and workshop equipment required

• Pry Lever -80 - 200-

Removing

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

- Remove the door window guide rail. Refer to → Chapter "Door Window Guide Rail, Removing and Installing".

- Disconnect the connector -2-.

- Remove the bolts -arrows- from the door lock.

- Remove the outside door handle. Refer to → Chapter "Door Handle, Removing and Installing".

- Remove the bolt -3- and the mounting bracket -2-.

- Push the bracket and door lock downward and remove at eh same time from the door.

- Disengage the operating cable from the operating lever on the door lock.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

- The bracket and the door lock are still removed.

- Engage the operating cable -3- in the door lock operating lever -2-.

- Insert the operating cable in the cable bracket -1- and rotate the lever -4- 90º -arrow-.

• The lever must engage audibly with the locking tab on the cable bracket.

- Install the exterior door handle and the bracket together. Refer to → Chapter "Door Lock, Removing and Installing".

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