Sealing flanges and flywheel/drive plate, assembly overview

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Fig 1: Identifying Sealing Flanges And Flywheel/Drive Plate

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1 - 90 Nm plus an additional ¹ / ₄ turn (90 ° )

Replace
Use counter-holder 3415 to loosen and tighten
Threads and shoulder must be free of oil and grease

2 - Crankshaft toothed belt sprocket

3 - 15 Nm

4 - Seal

Replacing, refer to Crankshaft seal - ribbed belt side, replacing .

5 - Sealing flange

Must be located on alignment sleeves
Clean sealing surface before installing
Insert with silicone sealant D 176 404 A2
Removing and installing refer to Sealing flange (belt pulley side), removing and installing

To remove and install, remove oil pan

6 - Cylinder block

Removing and installing crankshaft refer to Crankshaft
Piston and connecting rod, disassembling and assembling, refer to Piston and connecting rod

7 - 60 Nm plus an additional ¹ / ₄ turn (90 ° )

Replace

8 - Flywheel/drive plate

To remove and install flywheel, secure using flywheel retainer 3067
Drive plate, removing and installing refer to Drive plate, removing and installing

9 - Intermediate plate

Must be located on alignment sleeves
Do not damage or bend when doing assembly work

10 - Sealing flange with seal

Only replaced as complete unit
To remove and install, remove oil pan, refer to Oil pan, removing and installing
Before installing, remove oil remains from crankshaft journal with a clean cloth
Do not additionally oil or grease sealing lip of sealing ring

To install, use provided support sleeve
Support sleeve may only be removed after sealing flange has been slid onto crankshaft pin.