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Clutch, Sachs Assembly Overview






Clutch, Sachs Assembly Overview

For this clutch, thrust plate and clutch disc can only be replaced together.

Clutch information, refer to => [ Clutch, Servicing ] Procedures.

Identification






1 Clutch Module

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Clutch Module ] Clutch Module

2 Shaft Seal

For the dual mass flywheel

Pulling out => [ Removing the Shaft Seal from
the Dual Mass Flywheel ] Dual Mass Flywheel Needle Bearing, Sachs and LuK

Driving in => [ Installing the Shaft Seal into
the Dual Mass Flywheel ] Dual Mass Flywheel Needle Bearing, Sachs and LuK

3 Needle Bearing

For the dual mass flywheel

Different versions

Checking and replacing if necessary

Removing => [ Removing the Needle Bearing
from the Dual Mass Flywheel ] Dual Mass Flywheel Needle Bearing, Sachs and LuK

Installing => [ Installing the Dual Mass Flywheel
Needle Bearing ] Dual Mass Flywheel Needle Bearing, Sachs and LuK

Always replace the needle bearing if the input shaft is damaged => [ If the surface of the input shaft is visibly
damaged near the needle bearing in the dual mass flywheel ,
then replace both the input shaft and the needle bearing. ] Dual Mass Flywheel Needle Bearing, Sachs and LuK.

Depending on the version of the needle bearing installed that have rollers or needle bearings missing every 4th roller. This does not mean that the needle bearing is faulty.

4 Dual-Mass Flywheel

With transfer plate

Make sure centering pins fit securely

Contact surface for clutch lining must be free of grooves, oil and grease

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Clutch Pressure Plate and Clutch Plate, Sachs ] Clutch Pressure Plate and Clutch Plate, Sachs

Check the plastic washer inside the dual mass flywheel

Measure the wear on the plastic washer

5 Clutch Plate

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Clutch Pressure Plate and Clutch Plate, Sachs ] Clutch Pressure Plate and Clutch Plate, Sachs

Allocation, refer to the electronic parts catalog ETKA

Installed position: Getriebeseite (transmission side) faces the pressure plate

The spring pack (coil springs), if equipped, to the pressure plate

6 Pressure Plate

Self-adjusting

Identification

The pressure plate and clutch plate can only be replaced together.

Allocation, refer to the electronic parts catalog ETKA

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Clutch Pressure Plate and Clutch Plate, Sachs ] Clutch Pressure Plate and Clutch Plate, Sachs

Pressure plate, checking for distortion

Checking ends of the diaphragm spring

Check the pull-springs and rivet connections

Check the metal ring

Contact surface for clutch lining must be free of grooves, oil and grease

7 Bolt

22 Nm plus an additional 90° turn

Always replace

For mount the pressure plate to the dual mass flywheel

Loosen or tighten according to assembly instructions, refer to => [ Clutch Pressure Plate and Clutch Plate, Sachs ] Clutch Pressure Plate and Clutch Plate, Sachs

How to Recognize Manufactured by Sachs

Pressure plate with a position sensor - arrow - or Sachs written on it.





Check the Plastic Washer - A - Inside the Dual Mass Flywheel Manufactured by Sachs





The red plastic washer - A - must be inside the dual mass flywheel. It must be under the copper-colored sliding washer - B - and above the shaft seal - C -.

If the red plastic washer - A - is missing, then the dual mass flywheel must be replaced.

Measure the wear on the plastic washer - A -

Measuring the Wear on the Plastic Washer Inside the Dual Mass Flywheel Manufactured by Sachs

- Clean the copper-colored sliding washer - A - and the shaft seal - B - at the measuring locations.





- Push the sliding washer - A - toward the shaft seal - B -.

- Measure the distance - x - from the top of the copper-colored sliding washer - A - to the top of the shaft seal - B - on the outer edge using the depth gauge.

Dimension - x - minimum 2.5 mm

If the dimension - x - is less than 2.5 mm, then the dual mass flywheel must be replaced.

Checking the Needle Bearing Inside the Dual Mass Flywheel on a 4-Cylinder TDI Vehicle: Vehicle (except on the 125 kW TDI)





Check which version of the needle bearing is inside the dual mass flywheel.

Depending on the version of the needle bearing installed that have rollers or needle bearings missing every 4th roller. This does not mean that the needle bearing is faulty.

Needle bearings is missing the 4th roller - arrows - must be replaced on 4-cylinder TDI vehicles (except 125 kW TDI). Refer to => [ Dual Mass Flywheel Needle Bearing, Sachs and LuK ] Dual Mass Flywheel Needle Bearing, Sachs and LuK.

New needle bearings are equipped with rollers.

On all other vehicles, the missing 4th roller is not a defect in the needle bearing. Do not replace the needle bearing!

Clutch Pressure Plate, Checking for Distortion, Cracks and Burn Marks





A Straight edge
B Feeler gauge

Pressure plate deformation up to 1.0 mm is permitted.

Checking Ends of the Diaphragm Spring





Wear up to maximum 0.3 mm is permitted.

Checking the Pull-Springs and Rivet Connection

I Pull-springs OK

Slight offset in the outer area - arrows A -.





II Pull-springs damaged

The pressure plate must be replaced if the pull-spring is bent or broken off - arrow B -.

- Make sure the rivet connections - arrows B - fit correctly on all pull-springs - A -.





Replace any pressure plates that have loose rivet connections - arrow B -.

Checking the Metal Ring





- Check the metal ring inside the pressure plate for damage - arrow -.

Replace any pressure plates that have a broken metal ring.