Special Care

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Assembling the multi-plate clutch requires special care, because all of the components were balanced to each other at the manufacturer. Do no rotate them from their original position, otherwise imbalances will occur, creating diminished shift comfort and life span.

If clutch components slip out or the clutch pack carriers were raised up:

Use light rotating motions to reposition the large and, if necessary, the small clutch pack carrier in all of the inner clutches.

The clutch cover, especially, should always be installed in the same position, as it was when the new clutch was delivered. Refer to Figure.

Fig 1: Exploded View Of Clutch Components

Courtesy of VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.

Multi-Plate Clutch/Clutch Housing
Seal
- Quantity: 4
Large Clutch Pack
- Do not remove.
  CAUTION:
  Avoid removing or lifting up the clutch pack carrier. Not even a little! The clutch discs could rotate themselves.
Outer Clutch Disc
- Quantity: 4
Clutch Disc
- Quantity: 4
Thrust Washer
Circlip
- If the circlip was removed in order to install the discs, it should be replaced with a new circlip of the same thickness.
Circlip
- This circlip must be re-sized with each clutch installation.
Clutch Cover
Circlip
- Always replace.
- Do not install any wavy circlips.