Sealing Flanges and Flywheel, Removing and Installing

Notes:
^ When working on the engine, it should be secured to the engine stand using the engine bracket VW 540.

1 - 90 Nm + 1/4 turn (90°) further
^ Replace
^ Counter - hold with 3099 to loosen and tighten
^ Place 2 washers between sprocket and retainer when screwing on retainer
2 - Crankshaft sprocket
^ Can only be installed in one position
^ Contact surface between sprocket and crankshaft must be free of oil
^ Removing and installing toothed belt, Refer to Timing Belt, Service and Repair.
3 - 15 Nm
4 - Oil seal
^ Replacing, Refer to Seals and Gaskets, Engine, Front Crankshaft Seal, Service and Repair.
5 - Sealing flange, front
^ Must be located on dowel sleeves
^ Removing and installing, Refer to Front Sealing Flange, Removing and Installing.
6 - Cylinder block
^ Removing and installing crankshaft, Refer to Crankshaft, Service and Repair.
^ Disassembling and assembling pistons and connecting rods; Refer to Pistons, Service and Repair.
7 - 60 Nm + 1/4
^ The half turn further can be done in several stages
^ Replace
8 - Dual mass flywheel drive plate
^ Can only be installed in one position (holes are offset)
^ Removing and installing dual mass flywheel, Refer to Transmission and Drivetrain.
^ Removing and installing drive plate, Refer to Transmission and Drivetrain.
9 - Intermediate plate
^ Must be located on dowel sleeves
^ Do not damage or bend when assembling
^ Is fitted on sealing flange, Refer to Fig. 1
10 - Rear sealing flange with oil seal
^ With gasket for cylinder block
^ Replacement sealing flange has oil seal in different position
^ Remove sump in order to remove and install.
^ Clean sealing surface before installing.
^ Must be located on dowel sleeves
^ Lightly oil sealing lip of oil seal.
^ When installing, push guide sleeve from repair kit onto crankshaft





Fig. 1 Installing intermediate plate
^ Engage intermediate plate on sealing flange and press onto dowel sleeves - arrows