Audi Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Note:

The clutch should only be dismantled for cleaning or to visually check parts.

• Circlip
• ◆ Different thickness
• ◆ Do not mix up circlips for different clutches
• ◆ Mark after removing and insert at same point
• Thrust plate
• ◆ Fitting location: smooth side facing plates
• Inner plate
• ◆ Quantity=>from Page 00-3
• ◆ Soak new plates in ATF for 15 minutes before installing

• Outer plate
• ◆ Quantity=>from Page 00-3
• Pressure plate
• ◆ Peened to corrugated washer (item 6)
• ◆ Install with peened corrugated washer facing piston
• Corrugated washer
• ◆ Peened to pressure plate (item 5)
• Securing ring
• ◆ Removing and installing
  => Fig.38-25
• ◆ Different thickness
• ◆ Do not mix up circlips for different clutches
• ◆ Mark after removing and insert at same point

• Piston cap
• ◆ Is under strong spring pressure
• ◆ Sealing lips are vulcanised to piston cap
• ◆ Moisten with ATF before installing
• ◆ When removing and installing press down and fit circlip (Item 7)
• ◆ Removing and installing
  => Fig.38-25
• Spring
• ◆ Seat between piston and piston cap
• Piston
• ◆ Sealing lips are vulcanised to piston
• ◆ Moisten with ATF before installing
• ◆ Turn piston slightly when installing

• Clutch housing with turbine shaft
• ◆ Height varies according to number of inner and outer plates
• ◆ Different versions according to gearbox code letters
• O-ring
• ◆ Renew
• ◆ Installing
  =>Fig.38-26
• Piston ring
• ◆ Removing and installing
  => Fig.38-25
• ◆ Check that it is correctly located
  => Fig. 38-26

Special tools and workshop equipment required

• ◆ Thrust plate VW 401
• ◆ Thrust plate VW 402
• ◆ Press tool VW 407
• ◆ 3292/1 From assembly tool 3292

→ Fig1    Removing and installing piston ring

Removing

• ‒ Press piston ring together and release by hand
• ‒ Open out piston ring on both sides and take off; do not twist out of groove on one side.

Installing

• ‒ Place piston ring in groove.
• ‒ To hook ends together press sides of ring in and guide ends over one another.

→ Fig.2    Removing and installing circlip

• ‒ Press piston cap down carefully until the circlip -arrow- can be removed or installed.
• ‒ Mark circlip after removing and reinstall in same position.

→ Fig.3    Checking seating of piston rings

• ‒ Ensure that the ends of the piston rings are hooked together.

→ Fig.4    Installing O-ring

• ‒ Insert O-ring in the groove in the turbine shaft -arrow-.