Audi Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Removing and installing drive plate Special tools and workshop equipment required

t  Locking pin -3242-

Removing l  Gearbox removed.   Caution The engine must only be turned at the crankshaft, in the direction of normal engine rotation (clockwise). –  Turn crankshaft by turning central bolt at crankshaft toothed belt sprocket in normal direction of engine rotation until the marking is at TDC. l  Notch -B- is opposite mark -A-.

–  Unscrew plug for TDC marking from cylinder block.   Note There is a TDC drilling in the crankshaft directly behind the sealing plug (it is possible to feel the hole).   WARNING To avoid any risk of injury, do not rotate the crankshaft while feeling for the TDC hole with your finger. –  Screw locking pin -3242- into threaded hole where plug has been removed, and tighten. –  Mark installation position of drive plate on engine. –  Unbolt drive plate.

Installing –  Fit drive plate in position with packing plate -2- and shim -1- of “3.0 mm” or “4.0 mm” thickness. –  Insert at least 3 old securing bolts and tighten to 30 Nm.

–  Measure distance -a- at three points and calculate average value. l  Specification for automatic gearbox 01V: 18.1 … 19.7 mm.

If specification is not obtained: –  Remove drive plate again and install with different shim -1-. Tighten bolts to 30 Nm again. –  Repeat measurement procedure. If the specification is obtained: –  Renew bolts and tighten to final setting. –  Remove locking pin -3242-. –  Screw plug for TDC marking into cylinder block with new O-ring. Tightening torques

Component			Nm
Drive plate to crankshaft			60 + 180° 1)2)
Sealing plug in cylinder block			10
l  1) Renew bolts. l  2) 90° = one quarter turn.