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Clutch, Sachs Overview






Clutch, Sachs Overview

Dual-mass flywheel, pressure plate and clutch plate are allocated to each other and must not be mixed with other manufacturer's components.






1 Dual-Mass Flywheel

Make sure centering pins fit securely

Contact surface for clutch lining must be free of grooves, oil and grease

Observe removal instructions

2 Clutch Plate

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Clutch, Sachs ] Clutch, Sachs

Only replace together with pressure plate

Installation location, refer to => [ Installation Position of Clutch Plate ] Clutch, Sachs

For the clutch plate diameter, refer to the Parts Catalog

3 Pressure Plate

With adjustment mechanism

Identification, refer to => [ Identification of Self-Adjusting Clutch (Sachs) ]

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Clutch, Sachs ] Clutch, Sachs

Checking ends of the diaphragm spring, refer to => [ Checking Ends of the Diaphragm Spring ] Clutch, Sachs

Check spring connections and rivet connections, refer to => [ Checking Spring Connections and Rivet Connections ] Clutch, Sachs

Only replace together with clutch plate

Allocation, refer to the Parts Catalog

4 Bolt

M6 - 13 Nm

M7 - 20 Nm

Loosen and tighten one after another in 90° increments

Identification of Self-Adjusting Clutch (Sachs)





Pressure plate with stop (locator) - arrow -.

Removal Instructions for Dual-Mass Flywheel





To prevent damaging the dual-mass flywheel when removing, the bolts - B - must not be removed using an air or impact driver. Removal of the bolts is only permissible by hand.

- Turn the dual-mass flywheel - A - so that the bolts are positioned centrally to the bores - arrows -.

- When removing the bolts, make sure that no bolt head contacts the dual-mass flywheel, otherwise it may be damaged when the bolt is turned further.