Flex Plate: Service and Repair

Drive Plate

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Flywheel Lock Adapter (VW 558)

• Depth Gauge

• M8 x 40 Bolt and M8 Nut

- Remove the transmission.

Preparing the flywheel lock adapter (VW 558)

- Install a M8 x 40 bolt - A - with a M8 nut into the flywheel lock adapter (VW 558).






Loosening and Tightening the Drive Plate

- Install the flywheel lock adapter (VW 558) to the cylinder block and drive plate as illustrated.






Installed position of the flywheel lock adapter (VW 558) : - A - to loosen, - B - to tighten.

Installing the Drive Plate






- First, install the drive plate without the shim - A -.

- Install the used bolts - 3 - and tighten them to 30 Nm.

- Calculate the dimension between the drive plate and cylinder block at three locations.






• This is measured through the holes in the drive plate to the machined surface of the cylinder block. When measuring on the intermediate plate, take the thickness of the plate into consideration.

• Specified value measured without the intermediate plate: 19.5 to 21.1 mm

• Specified value measured with the intermediate plate: 18.8 to 20.4 mm

If the specified value is reached, replace all the bolts and tighten them to specification.

If the specified value is not obtained:






- Remove the drive plate and install the shim - A -. Install and tighten bolts - 3 - again to 30 Nm.

- Repeat the measurement. If the specified value is now reached, replace all the bolts and tighten them to specification.

• Tightening specification, see - item 6 - in the => [ Sealing Flange and Dual Mass Flywheel/Drive Plate Overview ] Service and Repair.