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Central Tube Assembly Overview







Central Tube Assembly Overview

Part 1 (Driver Side)






1 Nut

Quantity: 2

Replacing

20 Nm

2 Instrument panel bracket

3 Threaded pin

23 Nm

4 Bolt

Quantity: 2

20 Nm

5 Bolt

6 Lower brace

with balancing element

7 Bolt

20 Nm

8 Bolt

9 Upper brace

10 Bolt

Quantity: 3

20 Nm

11 Central Tube

Removing and Installing, refer to => [ Central Tube ] Central Tube

12 Bolt

Quantity: 2

9 Nm

13 Left center section bracket

14 Left support

15 Intermediate plate

16 Bolt

Quantity: 3

9 Nm

17 Bolt

Quantity: 2

3.5 Nm

18 Driver side instrument panel cover mounting bracket

19 Bolt

Quantity: 2

9 Nm

20 Steering column mounting bracket

21 Bolt

Quantity: 2

20 Nm

22 Bolt

Quantity: 2

9 Nm

Part 2 (Passenger Side)






1 Right support

2 Bolt

Quantity: 2

9 Nm

3 Centering bracket

with plastic bearing

4 Bolt

9 Nm

5 Central Tube

Removing and Installing, refer to => [ Central Tube ] Central Tube

6 Threaded pin

23 Nm

7 Nut

Replacing

20 Nm

8 Instrument panel bracket

9 Bolt

9 Nm

10 Bolt

9 Nm

11 Bolt

Quantity: 2

9 Nm

12 Bolt

Quantity: 2

9 Nm

13 Support for the front passenger airbag unit

14 Bolt

Quantity: 2

9 Nm

15 Instrument panel support

16 Bolt

Quantity: 2

3.5 Nm

17 Right center section bracket

18 Bolt

Quantity: 2

9 Nm

19 Bolt

Quantity: 2

3.5 Nm

20 Glove compartment bracket

21 Bolt

Quantity: 3

9 Nm

22 Intermediate plate

Cable guide to central tube





- 1 - 4.5 Nm

Left Relay and Fuse Carrier Mounting Frame to Central Tube





- 1 - 4.5 Nm

Air Duct to Central Tube





Brace between A-Pillar and Mounting Bracket/Steering Column, Roadster





1. Brace

2. Bolt - 9 Nm

3. Bolt - 9 Nm

4. A-pillar

5. Steering column mounting bracket


Reinforcement, Tunnel Support, Roadster





1. Tunnel support reinforcement

2. Left support

3. Front tunnel


- Arrow A - bolts (M6, 20 mm long) - 9 Nm

- Arrow B - bolts (M6, 12 mm long) - 9 Nm