Checking The Needle Bearing Inside The Dual Mass Flywheel On A 4-Cylinder TDI Vehicle: Vehicle (Except On The 125 Kw TDI)

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Fig 1: Checking Needle Bearing Inside Dual Mass Flywheel

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CAUTION:

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 .
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!