Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Special tools, workshop equipment, test and measuring appliances and auxiliary items required

• ◆ 3067 Counter-hold
• ◆ V.A.G 1331 Torque wrench
• ◆ T10086 Centring mandrel

Notes:

• ◆ Before replacing the clutch and pressure plate note fault finding transmission No.9 - Defects on the clutch and clutch mechanism
• ◆ Replace clutch plates and pressure plates with damaged or loose rivets
• ◆ Allocate clutch plate and pressure plate according to electronic parts catalogue (ETKA) and engine code

• Flywheel
• ◆ Ensure centring pins are a tight fit
• ◆ Contact surface for clutch lining must be free of grooves, oil and grease
• ◆ Removing and installing

=> Repair group 13

• Clutch plate
• ◆ => Electronic parts catalogue (ETKA)
• ◆ Installation position: spring cage faces the pressure plate
• ◆ Centring => Fig.1
• ◆ Lightly grease splines

Note:

Clean input shaft splines and on used clutch plates, the hub splines. Remove corrosion and apply only a very thin coating of grease Part No: G 000 100 to the input shaft splines. Then move clutch plate to and fro on input shaft until hub moves freely on shaft. Excess grease must be removed.

• Pressure plate
• ◆ Removing and installing => Fig.1
• ◆ Check ends of diaphragm spring
  => Fig.2

Note:

Pressure plates are protected against corrosion and greased. Only the contact surface may be cleaned, otherwise the service life of the clutch will be considerably reduced.

• Bolt, 20 Nm
• ◆ Allocate using parts catalogue
• ◆ Loosen and tighten gradually and diagonally

→ Fig.1     Centring clutch plate and removing and installing pressure plate

• ‒ Loosen and tighten bolts gradually and diagonally.
• ‒ Reverse position of counter-hold 3067 when installing.

Note:

Pressure plate contact surface and clutch plate must make full contact with flywheel. Tighten bolts diagonally and evenly to prevent damage to the centring holes in the pressure plate housing and the centring pins in the flywheel.

→ Fig.2     Checking ends of the diaphragm spring

• ● Wear up to half the thickness of the diaphragm spring is permitted.