Flex Plate: Service and Repair

Drive plate, removing and installing

Loosening and tightening




- fasten holding tool VW 558 to the drive plate using hex head bolt M8 x 45
- insert 2 M10 hex nuts between holding tool and drive plate

Installing

- position drive plate to crankshaft and tighten using 3 used bolts
- tighten to 39 Nm (22 ft lb)




- measure "a" through the 3 torque converter mounting holes using a ruler and calculate the average dimension
- the average dimension (measured distance + ruler thickness) must be between 15.7 and 16.5 mm




If average value is greater or less than specification
- remove drive plate and remount using used bolts again with the appropriate shims 1 to obtain the specification dimension
If OK
- remove used bolts
- fasten drive plate using new bolts
- tighten to 60 Nm (44 ft lb) + 90° (1/4 additional turn)