Sealing Flange, Transmission Side

Sealing Flange, Transmission Side

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Hand Drill with Plastic Brush Attachment

• Protective Eyewear

• Silicone Sealant (D 174 003 A2)

• Guide Sleeve (T20097)

Removing

• Transmission is removed.

• Dual mass flywheel or drive plate is removed, refer to => [ Dual Mass Flywheel ] Dual Mass Flywheel.

- Unhook the intermediate plate from the sealing flange and the alignment sleeves - arrows -.





- Remove the bolts - 1 through 8 -





- Remove the sealing flange.

Installing

• Note the expiration date of the silicone sealant.

• The sealing flange must be installed within 5 minutes after application of the silicone sealant.

• The sealant bead may not be thicker than specified, otherwise the excess sealant could enter the oil pan and clog the oil intake tube.

• After installing the sealing flange, the sealant must dry for approximately 30 minutes. Only after then may the engine oil be added.

- Remove any sealant residue from the cylinder block using a flat blade scraper.


Wear safety glasses.

- Remove remaining sealant from the sealing flange using for example, a rotating plastic brush.





- Clean sealing surfaces, must be free of oil and grease.

- Cut the tube nozzle at the front mark (nozzle diameter approximately 2 mm).





- Apply silicone sealant to the clean sealing surface of the sealing flange as illustrated.





• Sealant bead thickness: 2 to 3 mm

- Install the guide sleeve (T20097) on the crankshaft.





- Slide the sealing flange onto the crankshaft using the (T20097).

- Tighten the bolts in sequence - 1 through 8 - as shown:





- 1. Install the bolts and tighten by hand.

- 2. Tighten the bolts to 9 Nm.

The rest of the installation is performed in the reverse order of removal.