Flex Plate: Service and Repair

WM 136319 Removing and Installing Drive Plate For Converter








Preliminary work for drive plate for converter

Preliminary work for drive plate for converter
1. Remove engine.
2. Remove Tiptronic transmission.

Removing drive plate for converter

Removing drive plate for converter

Note: The toothed segment 9538/1 must be bored to diameter 15 mm to guarantee a perfect fit and to avoid damaging the thread in the crankcase.

1. To counter, fit toothed segment 9538/1 to the crankcase using an M12 x 50 hexagon-head bolt (fine thread).





2. Loosen and unscrew eight M10 x 25 fastening screws on the drive plate. Remove drive plate.





3. Loosen fastening screw for toothed segment.

Installing drive plate for converter

Installing drive plate for converter
1. Position drive plate on the crankshafts dowel pin and press on to the crankshaft flange. Insert all M10 x 25 fastening screws (8).
2. Align toothed segment 9538/1 and tighten fastening screw again.
3. Screw in and tighten fastening screws in diagonally opposite sequence. -> Initial tightening: 25 Nm (ftlb.) (19); Final tightening - torque angle: 120°
4. Remove toothed segment.

Subsequent work for drive plate for converter

Subsequent work for drive plate for converter
1. Refit Tiptronic transmission.
2. Install engine.