11 22 500 Removing And Installing Or Replacing Flywheel (N12)

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Special tools required:

11 9 590

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove transmission.
Remove clutch.

Lock flywheel with special tool 11 9 590 .

Fig 1: Identifying Special Tool (11 9 590) On Crankshaft

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Flywheel for automatic transmission.

Release flywheel bolts (1).

Tightening torque: See ENGINE - TIGHTENING TORQUES .

Installation:

Flywheel (1) is secured with an alignment pin.

Fit new flywheel screws.

Clean crankshaft thread for flywheel screws.

Fig 2: Identifying Flywheel Bolts

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Flywheel for manual gearbox.

Flywheel with and without dual-mass: release bolts (1).

Installation:

Flywheel is secured with a dowel pin.

Fit new flywheel screws.

Tightening torque: See ENGINE - TIGHTENING TORQUES .

Fig 3: Identifying Flywheel Screws

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Installation:

Sensor gear (1) is loose on crankshaft and is first secured to flywheel.

Dowel pin (2) for securing sensor gear/flywheel.

Fig 4: Identifying Sensor Gear And Dowel Pin

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Assemble engine.