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Haldex Clutch Grooved Ball Bearing






Haldex Clutch Grooved Ball Bearing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Thrust plate (VW 402)

Punch (VW 412)

Thrust piece (VW 431)

Thrust piece (VW 454)

Tube (3296)

Mounting universal joint (41-501)

Wrench (VW 278B)

Tube (T10030/6)

Heat gun (VAG 1416)

- Disconnect the exhaust system at the clamping sleeve - arrows - and remove the rear part of the exhaust system





Do not bend the exhaust system flex joint more than 10 degrees or it could be damaged.

- Remove the rear flexible disc. => [ Rear Flexible Disc ] Rear Flexible Disc.

- Remove the flange hex nut.





A Hex bolts M10 x 25
B Socket hex head screw M8 x 15 (installed from rear in bracket counter support (3415))

- Remove the driveshaft flange. Use three arm puller (e.g. Kukko 12-1) if difficult to access.





- Remove the seal using an extractor lever (VW 681 )





- Haldex clutch, removing => [ Haldex Clutch, with Final Drive Installed ] Haldex Clutch, with Final Drive Installed.





- Place the Haldex clutch on a clean workbench.

- Remove the Haldex clutch housing.

A - Two arm puller (Kukko 20-20)

- Remove the circlip - 1 -.





- Remove the grooved ball bearing.





- Install the new grooved ball bearing as far as the stop.





- Insert the circlip - 1 -.





- Warm the grooved ball bearing - 2 - to approximately 80° C using the heat gun (VAG 1416).

- Center the axial needle bearings - 5 through 7 - on the clutch plate - 1 - => [ Clutch Plate Assembly ] Haldex Clutch Assembly Overview.





- Position the Haldex clutch housing by hand on the clutch disc - 1 -.

The centered position of the axial needle bearings - 5 through 7 - must not change when the housing is installed.

- Before installing, lightly coat the outer circumference of the new seal and between sealing lips with high performance Haldex clutch oil.





- Install the new seal as far as the stop using the thrust piece (T10019). Do not tilt the seal when doing this.

- Press the flange on.





- Insert a new hex nut with locking compound (D 000 600 ) and tighten. Tightening specification => [ (Item 14) Nut ] Haldex Clutch Assembly Overview.





A Hex bolts M10 x 20
B Socket hex head screw M8 x 15 (installed from rear in bracket handle-hold dr.shaft flange (3145))

- Haldex clutch, installing => [ Installing ] Haldex Clutch, with Final Drive Installed.

- Install the rear flexible disc. => [ Rear Flexible Disc ] Rear Flexible Disc.

- Install the exhaust system and align it without tension

- Fill high performance Haldex clutch oil and check oil level in Haldex clutch => [ Haldex Clutch Oil Level, Checking ] Haldex Clutch Oil Level, Checking.