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Clutch With SAC Pressure Plate, LuK Assembly Overview






Clutch with SAC Pressure Plate, LuK Assembly Overview

Refer to notes. Refer to => [ Clutch Repair Information ] 02XA Transmission.

To work on clutch, you must remove transmission. Refer to => [ Transmission, 4-Cylinder, Removing ] or => [ Transmission, 6-Cylinder, Removing ] Transmission, 6-Cylinder, Removing.

"SAC" stands for "Self-Adjusting Clutch".





1 Dual-mass flywheel

Make sure centering pins fit securely

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

Observe removal instructions, refer to => [ Double-Mass Flywheel, Removing ]

Removing and installing, refer to => Engine Mechanical Engine

2 Needle bearing

Removing and installing, refer to => Engine Mechanical Engine

3 Flywheel bolt

Always replace

Bolt length 22.5 mm 60 Nm plus an additional 90° turn

Bolt length 43 mm 60 Nm plus an additional 180° turn

Observe removal instructions, refer to => [ Double-Mass Flywheel, Removing ] Self-Adjusting Clutch, Sachs Assembly Overview

4 Clutch plate

Installation position: Clutch disc lining must make full contact with flywheel

"Getriebeseite" marking, if present, faces toward pressure plate or transmission

Spring pack (coil springs) faces toward pressure plate or transmission

Centering => [ Use the to center the clutch plate. ] Clutch With SAC Pressure Plate

Lightly grease the splines => [ Clean input shaft splines and (in case of
used clutch plates) clean hub splines, remove corrosion and apply only a very
thin coating of on
the splines. Then move clutch plate back and forth on input shaft until the
hub moves freely on the shaft. Excess grease must be removed ] 02XA Transmission

5 SAC pressure plate

Removing and installing, pay attention to the assembly instructions, refer to => [ Clutch with SAC Pressure Plate ] Clutch With SAC Pressure Plate

Adjusting ring, resetting, refer to => [ SAC Clutch Pressure Plate Adjuster Ring, Adjusting ] 02XA Transmission

Checking ends of the diaphragm spring, refer to => [ Checking Ends of the Diaphragm Spring ]

Pressure Plate, Checking for Distortion, refer to => [ SAC Pressure Plate, Checking for Distortion, Cracks and Burn Marks ]

Check spring connection and rivet connections, refer to => [ Checking Spring Connection and Rivet Connections ]

6 Bolt, 22 Nm

For installation instructions, refer to => [ Clutch with SAC Pressure Plate ] Clutch With SAC Pressure Plate

Checking Ends of the Diaphragm Spring





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

When repairing, always allocate the clutch pressure plate and clutch disc using the engine code.

Checking Spring Connection and Rivet Connections





- Check the spring connections - arrows A - for damage and the rivet connections - arrows B - for secure fit.

Pressure plates with severely kinked or broken off spring connections as well as loose rivet connections must be replaced.

SAC 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

Double-Mass Flywheel, Removing





CAUTION!
To prevent damage to dual-mass flywheel when removing, bolts - B - must not be removed using an air-powered or impact wrench. Only removing bolts - B - by hand is permitted.

- Rotate dual-mass flywheel - A - so that bolts - B - stand centered to holes - arrows -.

- When removing bolts - B -, make sure bolt head does not come in contact with flywheel - arrows - and thus damage it when turning.

- Dual Mass Flywheel, Removing and Installing. Refer to =>
Engine Mechanical Engine