11 22 500 Removing and installing or replacing flywheel (N18)

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Special tools required:

11 9 590

Necessary preliminary work:

Remove transmission. See REMOVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION , REMOVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (AWD) , REMOVING MANUAL TRANSMISSION , or REMOVING MANUAL TRANSMISSION (AWD) .
Vehicles with manual transmission: Remove CLUTCH .

Lock flywheel with special tool 11 9 590 .

Fig 1: Locking Flywheel With Special Tool (11 9 590)

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Flywheel for automatic transmission:

Release flywheel bolts (1).

Tightening torque: 11 22 1AZ .

Installation note:

Flywheel is secured with a dowel pin.

Fit new flywheel bolts.

Clean crankshaft thread for flywheel bolts.

Fig 2: Identifying Flywheel Bolts

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Flywheel for manual gearbox:

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

Tightening torque: 11 22 2AZ .

Installation note:

Flywheel is secured with a dowel pin.

Replace flywheel bolts (1).

Clean crankshaft thread for flywheel bolts.

Fig 3: Identifying Flywheel Bolts (Manual Gearbox)

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Installation note:

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

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

Fig 4: Identifying Reluctor Ring And Dowel Pin

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Assemble engine.